Mama knows the highway by the songs
Where she hears a good one, she always sings along
She don't ever worry about what's gone

She says good country music will never steer you wrong

She talks to the truckers with her lights

Maybe just a little bit more on Saturday nights
She knows the good road to paradise
And that's just enough to keep the highway bright


Yeah, mama knows the highway now by heart
She can see the rain before it starts

Looking clear through a windshield full of stars
Mama knows the highway now by heart


She can tell Wyoming by the wind
She can tell another trucker by the rig that he's in
She knows how to watch the river bends

She knows where the real South begins

Well, mama knows the highway now by heart

She can see the rain before it starts
Looking clear through a windshield full of stars
Mama knows the highway now by heart


She can gauge a cafe just by looking at the sign
Little old places always share the grand design


Mama knows the highway now by heart
She can see the rain before it starts

Looking clear through a windshield full of stars
Mama knows the highway now by heart
Mama knows the highway now by heart


Mama knows the highway...yeah, yeah, yeah