Red Simpson - Nitro Express Lyrics
I was pullin' up a hill that's known as the Devil's Crest, haulin' 36 ton on a run called the Nitro Express.There was nothin' but curves a runnin' from the top on down, and at the bottom of the grade sat a quiet little country town.Well, I was drivin' off the top when she jarred and the driveshaft broke, started pumpin' up the brakes, saw 'em going in a big cloud of smoke.To keep 'er upright ...I knew I had to do my best, against a runaway bomb they call the Nitro Express. (Chorus) There was 36 ton of a detonated steel, over 18 tires that smoked and squealed. I had to ride her down and I couldn't jump free, or there'd be a big hole where that little town used to be.Well that old trailer leaned each time that I took another curve, my hands started sweatin' and I knew I was losin' my nerve.And I was cussin' each rock and every inch of the Devil's Crest, a fightin' with the wheel of a rig called the Nitro Express.I side-swipped a mountain so I'd slow her down by rubbin' her side,and when the sparks started flyin' man it looked like the 4th of July.I finally got her stopped ... but mister I'm a gonna confess,that's the last run I'm makin' in a rig called the Nitro Express.(Chorus)(Repeat Chorus - change last line to ..Cause there'd be a big hole where that little town used to be.
