(Paul NelsonGene Nelson)
Charlie's got a gold watch
Don't seem like a whole lot

After thirty years of drivin'
Up and down the interstate
But Charlie's had a good life

And Charlie's got a good wife
And after tonight she'll no longer
Be countin' the days

Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses
Ten more miles on his four day run
A few more songs from the all night radio

Then he'll spend the rest of his life
With the one that he loves
They'll buy a Winnebago

Set out to find America
They'll do a lot of catchin' up
A little at a time

With pieces of the old dream
They're gonna light the old flame
Doin' what they please

Leavin' every other reason behind
Eighteen wheels and a dozen roses
Ten more miles on his four day run

A few more songs from the all night radio
Then he'll spend the rest of his life
With the one that he loves