He was an old time driver, taking goods from place to place
40 years of service and the lines showed on his face
He said, "I feel like I'm a cowboy, taking folks the things the need
Rolling down the highway like a drifting tumbleweed."

He said now, "Son, I'm gonna tell you how to have a satisfied mind."
And I think about his words when things get hard from time to time.

He said, "Keep it between the lines, keep it between the lines.
Nobody's gonna drive that truck for you."
He said, "Keep it between the lines, keep it between the lines.
Don't let 'em get you in a hurry and you never have to worry.
Keep it between the lines, that's what you gotta do."

Some people called him Tiny but he wasn't very small
He was a damn good driver, maybe best of 'em all
He said the good lord put me here to love the open road
Pretty soon I'm gonna have to haul my final load.

He said now, "Son, I'm gonna tell you how to have a satisfied mind."
And I think about his words when things get hard from time to time.

He said, "Keep it between the lines, keep it between the lines.
Nobody's gonna drive that truck for you."
He said, "Keep it between the lines, keep it between the lines.
Don't let 'em get you in a hurry and you never have to worry.
Keep it between the lines, that's what you gotta do."

He left me there out on that desert plain
He said, "Son, there's a whole lot more that I could explain.
But I must be moving on, and you'll know it all in time.
So while you're searching for it, try to have a satisfied mind"

He said now, "Son, I'm gonna tell you how to have a satisfied mind."
And I think about his words when things get hard from time to time.

He said, "Keep it between the lines, keep it between the lines.
Nobody's gonna drive that truck for you."
He said, "Keep it between the lines, keep it between the lines.
Don't let 'em get you in a hurry and you never have to worry.
Keep it between the lines, that's what you gotta do."