40 Miles to Vegas
Highway Prayers: Journey to Vegas with Southern Culture on the Skids
Lyrics
Broken down, busted on the stateline road
Feeling defeated and stranded on the state line road.
Lonesome truck driver on the only pay phone
A lonely truck driver using the only available pay phone.
Just my luck, look what just rolled up
Expressing bad luck as a one-eyed man in a yellow tow truck arrives.
A one-eyed man in a yellow tow truck
The arrival of a tow truck driver with distinctive features.
I said come on, come on won't you get it on the rack
Encouraging the tow truck driver to put the vehicle on the rack.
I got a gig in Vegas and I ain't lookin' back
Heading to a gig in Vegas with no intention of looking back.
Whoa, sweet baby the money we'll be makin'
Anticipating financial success in Vegas.
It was 40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
Realizing it's a 40-mile journey to Vegas, leading to prayers.
40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
Reiteration of the distance to Vegas and the collective praying.
40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-I been givin' what the road's been takin'
-It was 40 miles to Vegas when we all started prayin'
-Dreaming of eight balls and one-eyed jacks
Imagining luck in gambling with references to eight balls and one-eyed jacks.
The tow truck driver was high on crack
Describing the tow truck driver's drug-induced conversation about deceased friends.
He was talkin' bout some friends that had died
-When his head started twitchin, my mouth went dry
-My man, my man just take it real slow
Advising the tow truck driver to drive cautiously, offering support, and praying.
We in no hurry, just keep us on the road
-I opened up his smokes 'cause his hand was a-shakin'
-It was 40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
Continuation of the journey with repeated prayers.
40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-I been givin' what the road's been takin'
-40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-Dreaming of eight balls and a one-eyed jack
Repetition of drug references and a sense of impending danger.
Tow trucker driver was high on crack
-He was so high like the desert sky
-I thought to myself man we're all gonna die
-You work so hard just to get to a place
Reflecting on the challenges of the journey and questioning its worth.
Wondering if the catch is worth the chase
-If I get to where I'm going you know that I'll be stayin'
-It was 40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
Reiteration of the distance, prayers, and the toll the road takes.
40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-I been givin' what the roads been takin'
-40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-40 Miles to Vegas
Repeating the phrase "40 Miles to Vegas" and emphasizing the prayers.
40 Miles to Vegas
-40 Miles to Vegas
-40 miles to Vegas
-40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-40 miles to Vegas and we all started prayin'
-It was 40 miles to Vegas
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