Kathy Mattea - Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses

Music video by Kathy Mattea performing Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses. (C) 1987 Mercury Records

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[katiejdr567]

This song is close to me. My Dad drove 40 years, gone about 3-4 days at a time. One accident. Then he retired and was going to have a good life. Summer in the midwest, winter in Florida, visit the grand kids, make up for all those weekends and holidays he missed with his family. He died two years later. Life is not fair.

[Pilgrim19491]

Great song and video.

I just retired from driving today, after 39 years, really means a lot to me.

Thanks

[jhammonds2012]

@katiejdr567 i am so sorry about your dad my drove for 40 years too

[kwkid133]

I learned to drive when I was 8 in a KW T600 with a 3406E model CAT under the hood. I'm 22 now, and proud to say I drive a truck. I think when I'm on my deathbed someday, the only regret I will have is not driving more. Love this song, and love my job!

[ChopperRead]

my old man drove truck till the day he died in 2006.........ill always remember listening to this song in his truck growing up on day i went to work with him.....love ya pops and and hope your still shifting gears up there in heaven!

[coalminergroupie]

@katiejdr567

I come from a trucking family too, and am following in the footsteps, even though I'm a woman. I hope you find comfort in the fact that your dad did what he loved to do for all those years. It's in the blood.

[northernchicken]

@katiejdr567 I learned at a very young age that everyone I know and love is going to die. I don't mean to sound cold but it is a fact !! Dying in your 60's isn't that tragic. Burying children is tragic, watching my young cousins kids cry at her funeral was tragic. I had a friend who's 2 year old was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Luckily the doctors were wrong, the chemo killed the cancer and she is a healthy 14 year old.

[Deepingmind]

This is the first song I can remember hearing growing up. Almost thirty years later and it still rings in my mind.

[JuiceofChicago]

Song just hit's my heart, and I am spending the rest of my life with the one that I love, except my truck had 26 wheels and 3 trailers!!! O well it's still the same thing, I just wiggled a lot more than everyone else!!!

[sophie1065]

a beautiful song sungby a very beautiful classy talented lady total class elgance talent all the way. No if but,s or maybe,s about it.

[rickheft]

what happened to the original video where he drove a mack?