Lyrics to
Truckstop Salvation

This version of Truckstop Salvation was released by Jimmy Buffett in 1970.

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Straight-laced leather-faced he rolled in like he owned the two-bit town

Dollar bills bulging from his bell bottomed jeans
The population they gathered ’round
Nothing this exciting since a fertilizer truck
Blew a front tire and landed in the creek

Everybody talkin’ everybody strainin’
Tryin’ to get a little peek
It’s just the world they’ll never know
Not a country fair side show
Reality they’ll somehow never see
He’s what they’ve tried to kill
With their Bibles and their stills
But he’s not weird just a man that’s bein’ free

Payin’ for the gas he quickly shouted thanks
And continued on his journey once again
Just about the time a siren fast approached and
The pot bellied sheriff he whizzed right in
With his self inflicted grammar started shoutin’
Accusations at the long haired greasy looking ape
While a local DJ from the fifty watt station got the
whole damn thing on tape

It’s just the world they’ll never know
Not a country fair side show
Reality they’ll somehow never see
He’s what they’ve tried to kill
With their Bibles and their stills
But he’s not weird just a man that’s bein’ free

The holy roller preacher told the eager congregation
That the devil has passed right through their nest
But the teenage girls with their locks in curls were
A talkin’ ’bout that hair upon his chest
Now the kids got their cookies while the preacher
Saved some souls and the story spread to everyone in sight
Commotion was the word and everybody heard
He was gone before the night

It’s just the world they’ll never know
Not a country fair side show
Reality they’ll somehow never see
He’s what they’ve tried to kill
With their Bibles and their stills
But he’s not weird just a man that’s bein’ free

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Jimmy Buffett has released many songs over the years besides Truckstop Salvation. Jimmy Buffett released songs from 1970 to 2004 spanning across albums like Down To Earth, High Cumberland Jubilee, A White Sport Coat And A Pink Crustacean, A1A, Living And Dying In 3/4 Time, Havana Daydreamin', Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes, Son Of A Son Of A Sailor, Volcano, Coconut Telegraph, Somewhere Over China, One Particular Harbour, Riddles In The Sand, Last Mango In Paris, Floridays, Hot Water, Off To See The Lizard, Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads, Fruitcakes, Barometer Soup, Christmas Island, Banana Wind, Beach House On The Moon, Far Side Of The World, and License To Chill. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Jimmy Buffett.

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About Lyrics and Truckstop Salvation by Jimmy Buffett

The lyrics to Truckstop Salvation are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Jimmy Buffett in 1970. Elements of the lyrics to Truckstop Salvation are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Jimmy Buffett and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Truckstop Salvation back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Truckstop Salvation by Jimmy Buffett in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Truckstop Salvation" means the words set to the music of Truckstop Salvation, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jimmy Buffett. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Truckstop Salvation and the lyrics to Truckstop Salvation are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jimmy Buffett who came here looking just for the lyrics to Truckstop Salvation, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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