All I Do Is Drive – English Lyrics

• By: Johnny Cash
• Album: Ragged Old Flag

Lyrics & Translation

Step into the world of classic American storytelling with Johnny Cash's "All I Do Is Drive." This song offers a raw, honest look into the life of a truck driver, making it an excellent piece to learn English through its evocative lyrics and straightforward narrative. You can gain insight into colloquial expressions related to life on the road and appreciate Cash's unique ability to convey deep emotion with simple, powerful language. Its clear, narrative structure and relatable themes of work and solitude make it special for language learners.

[English]

Well, I asked an old truck driver

About life out on the road

If he does a lotta singing

When he's bringing in his load

If there's a pretty waitress crying for him

Every hundred miles

If he gets a lotta loving

If he has a lot of smiles

And I asked him if those trucking songs

Tell about a life like his

He said, "If you want to know the truth about it

Here's the way it is

All I do is drive, drive, drive

Try to stay alive

And keep my mind on my load

Keep my eye upon the road

I got nothin' in common with any man

Who's home every day at five

All I do is drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive"

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Well, we shared a cup of coffee

Then I had to warm it up

And his greasy fingers trembled

As he held onto the cup

And I said, don't you hear a lot of music

See a lot of sights

But if you'll tune into the Grand Ole Opry

Saturday night

I will dedicate you a trucking song

To which you can relate

He said, "You just do the singing

And I'll do the driving mate

All I do is drive, drive, drive

Try to stay alive

And keep my mind on my load

Keep my eye upon the road

I got nothin' in common with any man

Who's home every day at five

All I do is drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive

If I can get the fuel

Fuel"

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