The Truck driver’s
Wife
 She’s the woman behind the man behind the wheel.
She’s the woman who loves and comforts the
man who has horizons in his eyes.
She keeps a snug harbor.....and an open
heart of welcome for the roamer home from
the highways.
She’s a truck driver’s wife.
She runs the home for the men who drive
by night so the world can live tomorrow...
She’s a brave smile that says good-bye.....
She’s a happy laugh that says “welcome home”.
Her life is geared to the roar of the road.
Her life is made up of sudden farewells.......
and happy hellos !
She’s two worried eyes peering out of the front
window waiting for the welcome sight of
familiar headlights.
She’s the dream a man carries in his heart
on midnight highways.....and over long
mountains and across lonely prairies.
She’s a truck driver’s wife
She cooks the meals, and tends the babies,
washes the cloths, and keeps the house......
and waits..............
She hates rainy nights, and emergency runs
She hates the sight of red rear lights disappearing
down the highway...........leaving home
She’s two loving arms at the end of a
long journey.......
She’s a truck driver’s wife
She likes days off....Summer vacations,
short hauls......the family gathered around
a Christmas tree.......and the sight of her husband
sitting safely by the fireside.
She’s everything wonderful in the world waiting
on the front porch.....she’s a smile at the end of a long
haul......She’s love keeping the home lights
bright for a working wanderer.
She’s a truck driver’s wife
She's a smiling photograph in a man’s wallet,
she’s a happy thought on a lonely night. She’s
that warm dream a man carries in his mind when
he’s long long miles from home.
She’s a truck driver’s wife
At times, deep in her heart, she dreams of the day
when her husband can work from 9 till 5 in an office
or shop like other men......and truth be told she
envies the women who can tell by the clock when
men will swing into the driveways.
But then, she tells herself, she wouldn’t be married to
the happy, laughing, confident, man who holds 40 tons
wheeled steel on the ribbons of this nations highways...
and feeds the world and drives by night so the nation
can live tomorrow.
So, she waits with a patient smile.......and she keeps her
heart and home warm for the man who has horizons
in his eyes.
She’s a truck driver’s wife....................and
She Loves Her
Truckin’ Man

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