The sun's going down on me, thoughts of her keep hauntin' me Desperation's takin hold My hands are on the stearin wheel but my heart's back in Louisville At the far end of a thousand miles of road My mind's grindin like a steel gear baby, I've got to cover some ground She'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin for her If she could just hear the sound, of the hammer goin down Now I ain't gonna waste my time talking on some pay phone line Words don't get the message through If this rig will hold out one more day she'll hear me 40 miles away Tearin this four lane half in two My mind's grindin like a steel gear baby, I've got to cover some ground She'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin for her If she could just hear the sound, of the hammer goin down Now she ain't just some truck stop queen Man, she's the light guiding me a thousand miles for her love Well I'd go a million for one kiss, I'd drive those pistons with my fist And do it all again if it ain't enough My mind's grindin like a steel gear baby, I've got to cover some ground She'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin for her If she could just hear the sound, of the hammer goin down If she could hear the sound, of the hammer goin down If she could hear the sound, of the hammer goin Of the hammer goin down The sun's goin down on me My heart's back in Louisville