Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks

Well, interstate 80, we was cuttin' the fog Just me an' old Sloan (old Sloan's my dog) We had an eighteen-wheeler with ten on the floor and stereo layin' a strip Now we spied a sign, says eat gas now We decided to whip in and pick up some chow At the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' cafe Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' (a-lookin' for mavis) Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' cafe Now we've been every place between here and south Sioux And we've seen us a truck-stop waitress or two But this gal's built like a burlap bag full of bobcats She's got it together Well, she filled my tank; I said thank you, honey Her name was Mavis, I gave her the money Old Sloan just set there, watchin' and waggin' and wishin' I says, you wait in the truck, boy Then I went inside. she says, what'll it be? I says a cup of your best and a number three She come back with an order to go and a quart of hot c and a bone for Sloan I said, much obliged; old sloan gave a bark I left her a buck and he left his heart At the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' cafe Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' cafe Well, Saturday night we was truckin' along Yeah, me and old Sloan was a-gettin' it on I said, Sloan, I've been thinkin' on a-gettin' up my courage, and tonight's the night Well, I popped the clutch, gave the tranny a spin Took the Beebee town ramp and slid on in To the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' cafe Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' (it never closes) Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' cafe Well, I got me a stool, took a load off my shoes Made mavis an offer that she couldn't refuse I says, how'd ya like to go for a ride with me and old Sloan? I just had my truck washed She allowed as how it sounded like a whole lot of fun But we was gonna have ta wait until the dishes was done And was it all right with me if she brought along her mother as a chaperone? I said, why not? Well, we geared that tranny into super-low And the four of us went to see a picture show Yeah, I took 'em to the drive-in theater over by Pisgah, to see true grit Saw the late, late show; old Sloan hit the sack And then along about two o'clock, I hauled 'em all back To the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' cafe Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' cafe (eight stools and a promise) Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' Oh, the old home filler-up an' keep on a-truckin' cafe (they got a real nice place there)

On and on, on and on, on and on (oh-oh, oh-oh) On and on, on and on, on, on Anything you're saying to me right now Probably have the right to say Any crazy things you're feeling for me tonight You can get it on out the way 'Cause I ain't been the best that I could've been I ain't do the shit that I should've did But every time I come crawling on my knees You're there And you just keep on takin' me back And I don't know why you do 'Caise I'm no good to you And you just keep on taking me back In your open arms, maybe I belong And you just keep on taking... You can yell and you can curse and call me a bitch Probably have the right to do, oh You can tell the world that I'm a narcissist I would think they'd listen to you 'Cause I ain't been the best that I could've been, huh I ain't do the shit that I should've did But every time I come crawling on my knees You're there And you just keep on taking me back And I don't know why you do 'Cause I'm no good to you And you just keep on taking me back In your open arms, maybe I belong And you just keep on taking... Me back, and I don't know why you do 'Cause I'm no good to you And you just keep on taking me back In your open arms, baby, I belong And you just keep on taking... I'm not taking you back Oh no, I'm not, no, I'm Taking me, you're taking me really back No, I'm, no, I'm, no, I'm, no, I'm not

Happy make you happy baby I just wanna make you happy make you happy baby Ain't too cloudy skies when trouble pressing depression should make you cry I will show you a better side where there's a rainbow shining just for your eyes Happy gonna make you happy baby don't be sad and blue happy come just for you I will take your frown turn it up side down every, every care I'll chug away some where if a tear should fall down your pretty face it will be from happy let me make you happy baby For your smile I'll be a clown I'll get my laugh bags and my funny shoes bring your heart and sit right down there is nothing I won't do just to make you happy I just wanna make you happy baby I'm so close I feel your sorrow too when I'm see you cry my eyes won't stay dry ooooh, ooooh, ooooh, baby can't you I just wanna be I wanna be your happy I wanna make you happy baby I want, want you in my arms be your blanket keep you safe and warm I want be your guiding light let me lead you down the path of light Happy baby, baby I won't let them take your smile away Don't be sad and blue happy come for you I will take a fr

Out of bed grabbed my shoes off to work no time to lose last night I had fun but I'm the sleepy one today so it's off to work how I hate to go but I just took off two days ago it's such a lovely day how I'd like to stay away and do somethings I'd like to do Skippin' work is on my mind they'll look for me oh I'll be hard to find my boss will be mad but I'll be oh so glad today maybe not tomorrow There must be something that I can say a reason to take off today I know my boss thinks that I'm insane but today's too nice a day to let pass my way that's why Skippin' work is on my mind they'll look for me and oh I'll be hard to find J-B and life is just a game we play skippin' work will bring me sorrow I, I could lose my job tomorrow, I'm skippin' work, I'm skippin' work, I'm skippin' work today