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Backstory:

My wife is a Country fan.
Wanted to write a country tune for her. 
Saw a video on a female long-haul truck driver and thought it might make the  basis for a tune.
Wrote and recorded this quick demo in 2004.    

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Lyrics:

                                                  
                                                      

                                                        SEMI-SWEET

Music and Lyrics by: Bill Dake   ASCAP	
(c.):   billdakemusic


Spunky was the way her friends described her
Pretty country girl talkin' bigger than her size
And though she knew the ways of a proper lady
There was always a bit of mischief in her eyes

She was SEMI-SWEET
A little girl with restless feet
SEMI- SWEET

One early mornin' servin' “joe” at the the local diner
She took a break to catch a glimpse of the crimson sky
Dropped her keys and apron on the counter
Let her hair down slow
And kissed that life “Goodbye”

Bought a funky truck, filled it with some memories
Drove it south to get a taste of the salty coast
And though she found the destination friendly
She knew she loved the “getting' there” the most

She was SEMI-SWEET
A little girl with restless feet
SEMI-SWEET
A little ice and a little heat
SEMI-SWEET
Not too rough and not too neat
SEMI-SWEET

She'd been dreamin' of serpentine roads 
Of eighteen wheelers with mysterious loads
Seein' this country of red white and blue
Learnin' the secrets that were just out of view

She got a gig ridin' shotgun out of Houston
With a boy named Earl and his rig dubbed “A Little Mo'”
Earl gave her lessons in servivin'
In a long haul world with a short amount of dough

A year later they got hitched in a church in Reno
Honeymooned flyin' low on the interstate
Gave “A Little Mo'” a brand new paint job
And a brand new name written in electroplate

It reads
SEMI-SWEET
For that little girl with restless feet
SEMI-SWEET 
Who's not too rough and not too neat
SEMI-SWEET
Who's lookin' at the world from the catbird seat
SEMI-SWEET
Makin' the road her home 
Makin' the road her home
Makin' the road her home