Some call it the ribbon
Some say the white line
I say, truck stop livin'
Well, it suits me fine

Every day of the week
Every day of the week

We heard some other fellers talkin'
I think, it's gonna be a good fight
Tonight the radio is rockin'
I'm gonna hear my favorite song

If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night

I'm gonna wash my favorite shirt
In downtown Marseilles
It’s got the same old dirt
From up in Calais, oh, oh

How many days and weeks?
How many days and weeks?

Now every job it is important
But still sometimes the money's right
I saw the ghost of Johnny Horton
He said, “We're gonna make El Paso”

Night, if it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night

If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night

I lost my favorite cook
He left little Siam
For many years I looked
He said, “Here I am, oh, oh”

Every day of the week
Every day of the week

Some got to go and see their mama
Some got to play a show tonight
I got to go and see my baby
When next I sleep, I'll be with her

If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night

If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night

If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night

If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night
If it takes all night