Some days I don't know if I'll make it by 

The price of diesel's gettin' mighty high

I live on caffeine and borrowed time

Stretchin' a nickel into a dime

The G man, the T man, the highway cop

Try to slow me down but they can't make me stop


I, I keep on truckin' (keep on truckin')

Yeah, I keep on truckin' (keep on truckin')

These 18 wheels ain't stoppin' for nothin'

When the goin' gets tough I just keep on truckin'


Stopped Friday night down in Louisiane

Groovin' to the tunes of the roadhouse band

Raisin' the roof off that little bar

Sweatin' out a tune for a tip in a jar

More power to ya, if ya do what ya love

Keep pushin' back when push comes to shove


Keep on truckin' (keep on truckin')

Yeah, I keep on truckin' (keep on truckin')

Hey, man, don't show down and don't stop for nothin'

When the goin' gets tough, you just keep on truckin'


---- Instrumental Interlude ----


I try to keep my life on the centre line 

The Devil's always messin' with my mind

(He pulls me to the left, he pulls me to the right)

We end up in the ditch in a helluva fight

Well, sometimes I lose, baby, sometimes I win

I'll always end up on a highway again


And I keep on truckin' (keep on truckin')

Yeah, I keep on truckin' (keep on truckin')

When the hill gets steep and it starts to rain 

I just get down and hit the hammer again


'Cause I keep on truckin' (keep on truckin')

Yeah, you know, I keep on truckin' (keep on truckin')

These 18 wheels they ain't stoppin' for nothin'

When the goin' gets tough I just keep on truckin'


I'm gonna keep on truckin' (rollin' down the road)

Keep on