Monteagle Mountain

There's a stretch of highway on interstate 24 between
Nashville and chattanooga
That's claimed many trucker's life
And your life is in your hands when you start down that 
long steep grade
On monteagle mountain

I just rolled out of nashville in my big rig headin' south
My eyes are on fire feels like cotton in my mouth
My whole body's achin' but i got to make them big wheels 
roll
I got to be in florida by tomorrow morning with a full 
heavy load
I got to get passed atlanta as soon as i can tonight
I got to try to dodge the scales and stay out of smoky's 
sight
But there's one big thing standin' like a nightmare in my 
way
I got to top monteagle mountain a little bit later today
Goin' down monteagle mountain on i-24
It's hell for a trucker when the decil's at your door
He'll tempt you and tell you come on let her roll
Cause the mountain wants your rig and trucker i want your 
soul

When i started down monteagle the brakes just wouldn't hold
I knew i was in trouble and bout to lose control
The runaway ramp was waitin' i saw the warnin' sign
I said lord help me make it have mercy on this soul of mine
Well i ploughed into that runaway ramp and i could feel 
that bigh truck groan
My life flashed right before my eyes and for a minute i 
thought i was gone
But when the smoke cleared i thanked god that i was still 
alive
Cause when there's a runaway on monteagle some truckers 

don't survive
Goin' down monteagle mountain...
Yeah many a good man had lost his life
On monteagle mountain it's a long steep grade
Many a good hard workin' boy gone over the side watch out 
for monteagle