There Ain't No Easy Runs
Sixteen forward gears, diesel smoke trailing in the wind; eighteen tyres checked and singin' on the pavement; 5000 miles to cover, three weeks away from home, and it's work, mister, it demands the best. And whether your run is on Interstate 70 or haulin' freight down the eastern seaboard, if you're a gearjammer, you know there ain't no easy runs.
I was sittin in the terminal waitin for my load,
When a green-horned driver came in off the road.
I heard him tell that foreman: "Get my little pink slip,
"This run is too tough and I'm gonna quit."
Now the foreman that day happened to be old Joe;
Man he was older than time.
He said: "Son, how long you been drivin' this rig?
"You know, I drove all shapes, forms, fashions and kinds,
"And here you are worried about this one little trip.
"Well I drove a million miles and then some."
He looked that greenhorn right in the eye and he said: "Boy:
"There ain't no easy runs."
"I drove for Roadway, Interstate, Hopewell, Great Lakes,
"Walford Mac, Time, Mayflower, Freightline,
"Spectre, Yellow Transit, Western and Gillete,
"Redball, Ryder, Northwestern, Dicks-Seattle.
"Deaver, Bell, Hoover, Macleans,
"Gateway, Motorfreight, Transport, Byce,
"Dixie-Ohio, Transamerican South,
"East-Tex, Mason-Dixon, Watkins and Transcon.
"Wilson, Associates, got all that drivin' done,
"And I tell you boy there ain't no easy runs."
He said: "If you've got a gal in Texas, they'll send you up to Maine.
"And if you got a gal in New York, they'll send you out on the Plains.
"I know what your problem is, you got woman troubles son.
"And I tell you boy, there ain't no easy run."
"I drove for Navajo, Brake, Goose, DC,
"North American, Allied, Baltimore Freight, and Pye,
"New Mac, Curtis, Eastern and Dan X,
"Garrett, Ace, Federal and E.T. Erman.
"Neptune, Heron, Brinks and Sea Lab,
"First Dudley, Dorsey, Beacons and Billingham,
"Cooper Detroit, Jones and American too,
"Liteway and Central, Standard and Boston Sioux.
"U-Nan, Buckingham, got all that drivin' done,
"And I tell you boys there ain't no easy run.
"I drove for United, Acme, Tanksley and Shaw,
"Grammer, Atlas, Strickland and Docks,
"Atlantic, Owens, Carron and Beaumont,
"H and H, Murphy, Field and Mulhawk.
"Skill, Skaggs. got all that drivin done,
"And I tell you boy, there ain't no easy run."
No hay carreras fáciles
Dieciséis marchas hacia adelante, humo diesel arrastrando por el viento; dieciocho neumáticos revisados y cantando en el pavimento; 5000 millas por recorrer, tres semanas lejos de casa, y es trabajo, señor, exige lo mejor. Y ya sea que tu carrera sea en la Interestatal 70 o transportando carga por la costa este, si eres un reductor, sabes que no hay carreras fáciles
Estaba sentado en la terminal de la caja para mi carga
Cuando un conductor de cuernos verdes entró fuera de la carretera
Le oí decir al capataz: «Coge mi pequeño resbalón rosa
Esta carrera es demasiado dura y voy a renunciar
El capataz ese día era el viejo Joe
Hombre era mayor que el tiempo
Dijo: «Hijo, ¿cuánto tiempo llevas conduciendo esta plataforma?
Sabes, manejé todas las formas, formas, modas y tipos
Y aquí estás preocupado por este pequeño viaje
Bueno, conduje un millón de millas y luego algo
Miró a ese novato a los ojos y dijo: «Chico
No hay carreras fáciles
Conduje hacia Roadway, Interstate, Hopewell, Great Lakes
Walford Mac, Time, Mayflower, Freightline
Spectre, Yellow Transit, Western y Gillete
Redball, Ryder, Northwestern, Dicks-Seattle
Deaver, Bell, Hoover, Macleans
Gateway, Motorfreight, Transport, Byce
Dixie-Ohio, Transamerican Sur
East-Tex, Mason-Dixon, Watkins y Transcon
Wilson, Asociados, ya se han hecho todas esas conducciones
Y te digo que no hay carreras fáciles
Dijo: «Si tienes una chica en Texas, te enviarán a Maine
Y si tienes una chica en Nueva York, te enviarán a las llanuras
Sé cuál es tu problema, tienes problemas de mujer hijo
Y te digo, muchacho, no hay carrera fácil
Conduje para Navajo, Brake, Goose, DC
América del Norte, Allied, Baltimore Freight, y Pye
New Mac, Curtis, Eastern y Dan X
Garrett, Ace, Federal y E.T. Erman
Neptuno, Garza, Brinks y Mar Lab
Primero Dudley, Dorsey, Beacons y Billingham
Cooper Detroit, Jones y americano también
Liteway y Central, Standard y Boston Sioux
U-Nan, Buckingham, ya se ha hecho todo lo que conduce
Y les digo que no hay una carrera fácil
Conduje para United, Acme, Tanksley y Shaw
Grammer, Atlas, Strickland y Docks
Atlantic, Owens, Carron y Beaumont
H y H, Murphy, Field y Mulhawk
Skill, Skaggs. tengo todo ese conducto
Y te digo, muchacho, no hay carrera fácil
Escrita por: Dave Dudley / Tom T. Hall