red sovine - Phantom 309

[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:07.48]I was out on the West Coast tryin' to make a [00:11.11]Buck [00:11.36]And things didn't work out I was down on my luck [00:15.84]Got tired a-roamin' and bummin' around [00:18.92]So I started thumbin' back East toward my home town [00:23.79]Made a lot of miles the first two days [00:26.50]And I figured I'd be home in week if my luck held out this way [00:31.02]But the third night I got stranded way out of town [00:34.69]At a cold lonely crossroads rain was pourin' down [00:39.64]I was hungry and freezin' done caught a chill [00:43.22]When the lights of a big semi topped the hill Lord I sure was glad to hear them air brakes come on [00:51.30]And I climbed in that cab where I knew it'd be warm [00:56.42]At the wheel sit a big man he weighed about two-ten [01:01.00]He stuck out his hand and said with a grin [01:03.95]Big Joe's the name I told him mine [01:07.10]And he said The name of my rig is Phantom 309 [01:12.03]I asked him why he called his rig such a name [01:15.58]He said Son this old Mack can put 'em all to shame [01:20.23]There ain't a driver or a rig a-runnin' any line [01:24.19]Ain't seen nothin' but taillights from Phantom 309 [01:29.82]Well we rode and talked the better part of the night [01:33.95]When the lights of a truck stop came in sight [01:37.47]He said I'm sorry son this is as far as you go [01:40.75]'Cause I gotta make a turn just on up the road [01:45.48]Well he tossed me a dime as he pulled her in low [01:48.74]And said Have yourself a cup on old Big Joe [01:52.39]When Joe and his rig roared out in the night [01:56.01]In nothin' flat he was clean out of sight [02:00.16]Well I went inside and ordered me a cup [02:03.05]Told the waiter Big Joe was settin' me up [02:06.72]Aw you coulda heard a pin drop it got deathly quiet [02:11.41]And the waiter's face turned kinda white [02:14.95]Well did I say something wrong I said with a halfway grin [02:19.36]He said Naw this happens every now and then [02:23.02]Ever' driver in here knows Big Joe [02:26.01]But son let me tell you what happened about ten years ago [02:31.27]At the crossroads tonight where you flagged him down [02:35.15]There was a bus load of kids comin' from town [02:38.56]And they were right in the middle when Big Joe topped the hill [02:42.96]It could have been slaughter but he turned his wheel [02:47.68]Well Joe lost control went into a skid A [02:51.71]Nd gave his life to save that bunch-a kids [02:54.91]And there at that crossroads was the end of the line [02:58.97]For Big Joe and Phantom 309 [03:03.25]But every now and then some hiker'll come by [03:07.45]And like you Big Joe'll give 'em a ride [03:10.95]Here have another cup and forget about the dime [03:14.58]Keep it as a souvenir from Big Joe and Phantom 309