"Dieseline Dreams" lyrics

He leans out the window and waves to his mum
You'd swear all his birthdays had rolled into one
'Cause he's headin' out on his maiden run
Up to the far north of Queensland
I tell him the names of the truck stops and towns
The stretches and corners and where they'll be found
The stories and yarns I've picked up on my rounds
And he listens with wide-open eyes

'Cause he's ridin' on dieseline dreams
Down a highway that runs through his mind
Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he's ever seen
He's ridin' on dieseline dreams

His ears are glued to that cracklin' CB
But he's got that lingo down to a T
And there's pride in his eyes when he looks up at me
Oh yeah, he's a truck driver's son
And, given the chance, he'd be in my shoes
But right now he's primed for an afternoon snooze
And though he's determined to look out for 'roos
Oh, the road finally lulls him away

'Cause he's ridin' on dieseline dreams
Down a highway that runs through his mind
Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he's ever seen
He's ridin' on dieseline dreams

While my boy's dozin', the memories flood in
I'm back in the cabin with my dad again
Tellin' myself how I'll just be like him
And it don't seem all that long ago
And here's my own son thinkin' the same
Itchin' to get himself into the game
He won't understand when I try to explain
Oh, it's not what it used to be

'Cause he's ridin' on dieseline dreams
Down a highway that runs through his mind
Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he's ever seen
He's ridin' on dieseline dreams
Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he's ever seen
He's ridin' on dieseline dreams