Story Behind The Song
...dedicated to anyone who has lost a loved one in an accident.
Song Description
Michael Stephen Reddings CD can be bought from theorchard.com
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Similar Artists |
Arlo Guthrie, Hank Williams |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Eighteen wheels I'm driving down the road
Taking it slow I've got a heavy load
Sometimes I take a look to the right
And wonder who died the other night
Small crosses by the road
A sad story to be told
A grieving family put a cross up on the hill
I downshift and drive across the oil spill
It doesn't matter which direction I go
Small crosses are always by the road
I keep wondering as I drive around
How many little crosses are staked into the ground?
For many years I've been living on the road
Seeing all these crosses it begins to take its toll
There's a new cross up on the hill today
Let the angel pass he knows the way