1st verse: It all started when I was young A Christmas day baby, a preacher man's son Moving town to town different church different house Never got close to anyone 2nd verse: Life for us was like changing clothes One day you're here the next day your gone Put down roots, but they never had time to grow Learned to live year to year shiftin' gears. All my life I been on the road Like a trucker-man with a heavy load I been used to change You can feel it in the songs I sing Between the laughter and the tears All my life I been Shiftin' gears. TA: All my life I been shifting gears 3rd verse: I'm still traveling on my own Chasing that rainbow to a place called home Like the river flows, good times come and go Believe in love, keep holding on All my life I been on the road Like a trucker-man with a heavy load I been used to change You can feel it in the songs I sing Between the laughter and the tears All my life I been Shiftin' gears. All my life I been on the road Like a trucker-man with a heavy load I been used to change You can feel it in the songs I sing Between the laughter and the tears All my life I been Shiftin' gears.