There’s a freight train roaring through the dead of night Heading straight for Yuma I hear it every time it rolls through town It’s one a.m. and I’m wide awake Too hot for sleeping Those wheels keep spinning round
Wheels keep spinning round and round Me and that train cover lot of ground Wish I may wish I might Gonna be another long hot night
Trucks are flying up and down I-10 I can hear them in the distance Tired drivers trying to beat the heat
We used to drive with the headlights out Moonlight on the highway You were sleeping with your head in my lap
You were sleeping with your head in my lap Life don’t get much better than that Hubcaps spinning in the light It’s gonna be another long hot night
How’d I let it get so wrong The days roll by and the nights drag on Trying to find a way to get on track But I’m spinning wheels and looking back Just spinning wheels looking back
Shots ring out in the middle of a dream Car tires squealing For a moment I wonder where I am I’m right here in this little hot house With no one beside me Listening to the wobble of the ceiling fan
I’m listening to the wobble of ceiling fan I wish I was a better man Gonna keep trying till I get it right Gonna be another long hot night