Convoy In The Sky

The night was dark and stormy
And the roads were wet with rain

As Jimmy Jones rolled on and on
His destination, Maine
He'd like to stop and rest a while
But his freight just wouldn't keep
His body ached, his mind felt numb
His eyes had closed asleep
He thought about the time he lost
With woman Mary Lou
And then his thoughts turned to his wife
He promised he'd be true

Temptation had stepped in his path
And he had failed the test

But if he stopped, he knew his conscience
Wouldn't let him rest

Roll along, roll along, convoy in the sky
Roll along, roll along, convoy in the sky

There in the night he saw the light
A truck stop just ahead
One cup of coffee he would have
Enough to clear his head

As he stepped on the running board
Strange music he did hear

And suddenly before his eyes
The truck stop disappeared

There in its place, a trailer sat
Its color black as death
And seated there beneath the wheel
Sat the Devil himself
And Jimmy's heart was filled with fear
For there before his eyes
A caravan of trailers came
A-rollin' through the sky

Roll along, roll along, convoy in the sky
Roll along, roll along, convoy in the sky
Convoy in the sky

The riders told of deeds they'd done
And detours they had made
Now drivin' for the Devil was the price
That they had paid
"There is no time to stop and rest"
He heard the Devil cry
As he led that convoy on
Across the dark and stormy sky

Roll along, roll along, convoy in the sky
Roll along, roll along, convoy in the sky
Convoy in the sky

Roll along, roll along
Roll along, roll along
Roll along, roll along
Roll along, roll along
Convoy in the sky
Convoy in the sky
Convoy in the sky
Convoy in the sky
Convoy in the sky
Convoy in the sky