MY TRUCK'S THE OTHER WOMAN IN MY LIFE
(Joe Barnhill / Gary Sneddon)


Larry Scott - 1972





Well, I've got a situation that most folks don't understand
A triangle consisting of two women and a man
Talk's been goin' 'round for years, my wife and I agree
There's not much that ain't been said about us 'cause two plus one is three

By the standards of society that we live in today
Nothin' really shocks you, but now it didn't used to be that way
'Cause I remember havin' fun with a game we used to play
When I'd stay out pretty near all night and come in and sleep all day

Folks never understood why I needed this other pal
Or why my wife never interfered with my friendship for this old gal
Now someone would make a wisecrack almost every day
And it always raised some eyebrows when we would pull away

I guess I oughta clarify before I go too far
Every man needs a hobby, football, golf, or hittin' the bar
And me I ain't no different as I struggle through my strife
'Cause my truck's the other woman in my life

(It's a game we always shared just me and my wife)
(My truck's the other woman in my life)

Hope's the name I gave my truck 'cause it seemed to fit her just right
And it's Hope that kept me goin' almost every night
Some men come home smellin' of booze or with lipstick on their shirt
The only thing I get on mine is a little truckin' dirt

The respect I have in Hope only a trucker knows
'Cause I take a lot of pride in her everywhere we go
She's a hard workin' woman with a lot more class than most
We've hauled everything from soup to hay together from coast to coast

If a man's gonna have another woman hangin' on the string
There's somethin' I wanna tell you, son, just remember this one thing
You won't get no phone calls from a mama full of fight
Just make darn sure your truck's the other woman in your life

(It's a game we always shared just me and my wife)
(My truck's the other woman in my life)






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2013)