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Johnny Cash Monteagle Mountain Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8.75/10 [8 votes]Album: Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town/Boom Chicka Boom / Original Release Date: 2003-02-11Genre: CountrySong Duration: 3 min 09 sec
Monteagle Mountain
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
JOHNNY CASH
- Monteagle Mountain LyricsThere's a stretch of Highway on Interstate 24 between Nashville and Chattanooga
That's claimed many trucker's life
And your life is in your hands when you start down that long steep grade
On Monteagle Mountain
I just rolled out of Nashville in my big rig headin' south
My eyes are on fire feels like cotton in my mouth
My whole body's achin' but I got to make them big wheels roll
I got to be in Florida by tomorrow morning with a full heavy load
I got to get passed Atlanta as soon as I can tonight
I got to try to dodge the scales and stay out of Smoky's sight
But there's one big thing standin' like a nightmare in my way
I got to top Monteagle Mountain a little bit later today
Goin' down Monteagle Mountain on I-24
It's hell for a trucker when the decil's at your door
He'll tempt you and tell you come on let her roll
Cause the mountain wants your rig and trucker I want your soul
When I started down Monteagle the brakes just wouldn't hold
I knew I was in trouble and bout to lose control
The runaway ramp was waitin' I saw the warnin' sign
I said Lord help me make it have mercy on this soul of mine
Well I ploughed into that runaway ramp and I could feel that bigh truck groan
My life flashed right before my eyes and for a minute I thought I was gone
But when the smoke cleared I thanked God that I was still alive
Cause when there's a runaway on Monteagle some truckers don't survive
Goin' down Monteagle Mountain on I-24
It's hell for a trucker when the decil's at your door
He'll tempt you and tell you come on let her roll
Cause the mountain wants your rig and trucker I want your soul
Yeah many a good man had lost his life on Monteagle Mountain it's a long steep grade
Many a good hard workin' boy gone over the side watch out for Monteagle
That's claimed many trucker's life
And your life is in your hands when you start down that long steep grade
On Monteagle Mountain
I just rolled out of Nashville in my big rig headin' south
My eyes are on fire feels like cotton in my mouth
My whole body's achin' but I got to make them big wheels roll
I got to be in Florida by tomorrow morning with a full heavy load
I got to get passed Atlanta as soon as I can tonight
I got to try to dodge the scales and stay out of Smoky's sight
But there's one big thing standin' like a nightmare in my way
I got to top Monteagle Mountain a little bit later today
Goin' down Monteagle Mountain on I-24
It's hell for a trucker when the decil's at your door
He'll tempt you and tell you come on let her roll
Cause the mountain wants your rig and trucker I want your soul
I knew I was in trouble and bout to lose control
The runaway ramp was waitin' I saw the warnin' sign
I said Lord help me make it have mercy on this soul of mine
Well I ploughed into that runaway ramp and I could feel that bigh truck groan
My life flashed right before my eyes and for a minute I thought I was gone
But when the smoke cleared I thanked God that I was still alive
Cause when there's a runaway on Monteagle some truckers don't survive
Goin' down Monteagle Mountain on I-24
It's hell for a trucker when the decil's at your door
He'll tempt you and tell you come on let her roll
Cause the mountain wants your rig and trucker I want your soul
Yeah many a good man had lost his life on Monteagle Mountain it's a long steep grade
Many a good hard workin' boy gone over the side watch out for Monteagle
Facts about Monteagle Mountain
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Monteagle Mountain is written by Thomas Richard Mc Gibony.
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It is first released on February 11, 2003 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town/Boom Chicka Boom" which includes 20 tracks in total. This song is the 18th track on this album.
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When we reflect on what the artist might have meant, Johnny Cash's 'Monteagle Mountain' describes the harrowing experience of a truck driver who is put in life-threatening situations on a highway famous for its dangers, and he represents the mountain as a symbol of the great obstacles and lures that a person may come across. The lyrics of Monteagle mountain mostly reflect on, stress out and talk about flickering between the extremes of human emotions like death and loss, survival and resilience, hope and empowerment, and adventure and angst. The entire song revolves around these conflicting themes: death and fear through accidents, ensue and struggle, and finally extinction and loss. It points out the situations with vivid language that is quite powerful and the setting of the deadly situation is so vividly portrayed that it renders the whole thing suitable only for PG-13.
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Monteagle Mountain falls under the genre Country.
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Monteagle Mountain song length is 3 minutes and 09 seconds.
Who wrote Monteagle Mountain lyrics?
Monteagle Mountain is written by Thomas Richard Mc Gibony.
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When was Monteagle Mountain released?
It is first released on February 11, 2003 as part of Johnny Cash's album "Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town/Boom Chicka Boom" which includes 20 tracks in total. This song is the 18th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Monteagle Mountain lyrics?
When we reflect on what the artist might have meant, Johnny Cash's 'Monteagle Mountain' describes the harrowing experience of a truck driver who is put in life-threatening situations on a highway famous for its dangers, and he represents the mountain as a symbol of the great obstacles and lures that a person may come across. The lyrics of Monteagle mountain mostly reflect on, stress out and talk about flickering between the extremes of human emotions like death and loss, survival and resilience, hope and empowerment, and adventure and angst. The entire song revolves around these conflicting themes: death and fear through accidents, ensue and struggle, and finally extinction and loss. It points out the situations with vivid language that is quite powerful and the setting of the deadly situation is so vividly portrayed that it renders the whole thing suitable only for PG-13.
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Which genre is Monteagle Mountain?
Monteagle Mountain falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song Monteagle Mountain?
Monteagle Mountain song length is 3 minutes and 09 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Thomas Richard Mc Gibony
Record Label(s): 2003 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc
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