Dieseline Dreams - Slim Dusty

He leans out the window and waves to his Mum

You’d swear all his birthdays had rolled into one

‘Cause he’s headin' out on his maiden run

Up to the far north of Queensland

I tell him the names of the truck stops and towns

The stretches and corners and where they’ll be found

The stories and yarns I’ve picked up on my rounds

And he listens with wide-open eyes

‘Cause he’s riding on dieseline dreams

Down a highway that runs through his mind

Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he’s ever seen

Riding on dieseline dreams

His ears are glued to that cracklin' C. B

But he’s got that lingo down to a tee

And there’s pride in his eyes when he looks up at me

Oh yeah he’s a truck drivers' son

And given the chance he’d be in my shoes

But right now he’s primed for an afternoon snooze

Though he’s determined to look out for ‘roos

The road finally lulls him away

And he’s riding on dieseline dreams

Down a highway that runs through his mind

Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he’s ever seen

Riding on dieseline dreams

Instrumental

While my boy’s dozin' the memories flood in

And I’m back in the cabin with my Dad again

Tellin' myself how I’ll be just like him

It don’t seem all that long ago

Yet here’s my own son thinkin' the same

Itchin' to get himself into the game

He won’t understand when I try to explain

Son it’s not what it used to be

‘Cause he’s riding on dieseline dreams

Down a highway that runs through his mind

Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he’s ever seen

Riding on dieseline dreams

Behind the wheel of the biggest rig he’s ever seen

Riding on dieseline dreams