My old man was a trucker, and he loved those white lines
Grandpa loved corn liquor so he hauled that moonshine
In a ’49 Coupe de Ville
That’s how he got his thrill
And I’m a highway son, I was born to run
Ninety miles an hour from a setting sun
It’s true, that’s what I love to do
I don’t mind thumbing, lord, I’ll even ride shotgun
Baby, I’m a highway son
My mama’s great-grandmother was a gypsy on the west plains
Her grandson drove a stockcar, living in the fast lane
Turning left on a steering wheel
In a ’52 Oldsmobile
And I’m a highway son, I was born to run
Ninety miles an hour from a setting sun
It’s true, that’s what I love to do
I don’t mind thumbing, lord, I’ll even ride shotgun
Baby, I’m a highway son
When I leave this world, I’ll be burning rubber
With the asphalt under my feet
‘Cause everybody knows, everywhere I go
The grass don’t grow under me
‘Cause, Baby, I’m a highway son, I was born to run
Ninety miles an hour from a setting sun
It’s true, that’s what I love to do
I don’t mind thumbing, lord, I’ll even ride shotgun
‘Cause I was born to run
Ninety miles an hour from a setting sun
It’s true, that’s what I love to do
I don’t mind thumbing, lord, I’ll even ride shotgun
Baby, I’m a highway son
A highway son
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