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My Truckin' Soul

from Bel Esprit by The Idle Persuaders

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A song about a mishap of a Long Haul Trucker and his plea for redemption

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Dispatch said there’s a storm ahead it’s coming down in droves
Got eighteen miles of downhill drivin', I'm carrying a heavy load
Been driving in the rain for hours, could use a real cold beer
But I’m gonna have a shot instead if I ever get outta here
Been hauling sticks of dynamite through the middle of the night
Just lit my final cigarette and my truck just caught on fire
Just lit my final cigarette and my truck just caught on fire

Now I don’t mind the rain sometimes, especially when I’m high
But Heaven’s far away from me. Hell’s fallin’ from the sky
Like cats and dogs and ping pong balls crashing down on me
The thunder claps, the lightning strikes and I can hardly see
This fires getting bigger now and I can't put it out
I'm slammin' hard down on the brakes but I'm not slowin' down
I'm slammin' hard down on the brakes but I'm not slowin' down

Well, Jesus if you're listening, I could use your help right now
Help me put this fire out and make my truck slow down
I promise I'll start drinkin' less and quit these cigarettes
I'll go to church on Sundays and pay off my gambling debts
I swear I'll be a better man if you hear my prayer today
I know that we don't talk too much, please listen to what I say
I know that we don't talk too much, please listen to what I say... and I say

Jesus won't you help me make it through
This fire's getting bigger now and I don't know what to do
This rig of mine ain't slowin' down and I can't see the road
Jesus won't you save my truckin' soul,
Oh, Jesus won't you help me make it through
This fire's getting bigger now and I don't know what to do
This rig of mine ain't slowin' down and I can't see the road
Jesus won't you save my truckin' soul
Oh, Jesus won't you save my truckin' soul
Jesus won't you save my truckin' soul

I said Jesus, won't you save my truckin' soul
I said Jesus, won't you save my truckin' soul
Well, I know that I have sinned
But I'm always on the road

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from Bel Esprit, released May 27, 2017
Words and Music by The Idle Persuaders

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The Idle Persuaders Los Angeles, California

In 2015 Matt Bauder and Cole Fraley met in Los Angeles and The Idle Persuaders were born.
Both from Pennsylvania, their musical styles meshed to create their "Pennsyl-tucky-fornia" hillbilly country sound.

Loss, love, heartbreak and redemption fuel their album, Bel Esprit and reflect the people and places that form their lives, souls and musical ambitions. ... more

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