Monteagle Mountain by Johnny Cash
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Song title Monteagle Mountain
Artist Johnny Cash
theres a stretch of highway on interstate 24 between nashville and chattanooga
thats claimed many truckers life
and your life is in your hands when you start down that long steep grade
on monteagle mountain
i just rolled out of nashville in my big rig headin south
my eyes are on fire feels like cotton in my mouth
my whole bodys achin but i got to make them big wheels roll
i got to be in florida by tomorrow morning with a full heavy load
i got to get passed atlanta as soon as i can tonight
i got to try to dodge the scales and stay out of smokys sight
but theres one big thing standin like a nightmare in my way
i got to top monteagle mountain a little bit later today
goin down monteagle mountain on i-24
its hell for a trucker when the decils at your door
hell tempt you and tell you come on let her roll
cause the mountain wants your rig and trucker i want your soul
when i started down monteagle the brakes just wouldnt hold
i knew i was in trouble and bout to lose control
the runaway ramp was waitin i saw the warnin sign
i said lord help me make it have mercy on this soul of mine
well i ploughed into that runaway ramp and i could feel that bigh truck groan
my life flashed right before my eyes and for a minute i thought i was gone
but when the smoke cleared i thanked god that i was still alive
cause when theres a runaway on monteagle some truckers dont survive
goin down monteagle mountain on i-24
its hell for a trucker when the decils at your door
hell tempt you and tell you come on let her roll
cause the mountain wants your rig and trucker i want your soul
yeah many a good man had lost his life on monteagle mountain its a long steep grade
many a good hard workin boy gone over the side watch out for monteagle