Story of a man and his truck
gears
feelings
driving
truck
diamond reo
Story behind the song
I was visiting a girlfriend in Southampton, NY, a rich area. I saw a Diamond Reo garbage truck and remembered my cousin, a truck driver, saying that Diamond Reos were the "Cadillacs of trucks". It struck me funny that this rich town would have a "Cadillac" garbage truck. I called my cousin and got some info on trucks and wrote "Diamond Reo".
Lyrics
DIAMOND REO
(DALE ALLEN)
MEN WHO LIKE TO GET THEIR LOVIN’ WITH A THRILL
SPEND THEIR TIME AND THEIR MONEY ON SOME DIAMOND LIL
AND WOMEN WHO PLAY THE GAME JUST TO WIN
PLACE ALL OF THEIR BETS ON OL’ DIAMOND JIM
BUT WITH MY DIAMOND REO I SPEND MY TIME
SHE CARRIES 41 TONS AND SHE TURNS ON A DIME
THERE’S NOTHING IN THE WORLD THAT CAN MAKE ME FEEL
LLIKE I DO WHEN I’M DRIVIN’ MY OLD DIAMOND REO
PROWLIN’ DOWN THE INTERSTATE
90 MILES AN HOUR AND OVERWEIGHT
WITH 300 HORSES AND A 10-SPEED BOX
WE LEAVE ALL THE SMOKIES STARIN’ AT THEIR CLOCKS
(REPEAT CHORUS)
DOUBLE-CLUTCHIN’ DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
TO THE PACIFIC IN TIME FOR THE NEXT HIGH TIDE
NOW WE’RE REALLY FLYIN’ FAST
COMIN’ DOWN OUT OF BERTHOUD PASS
LEAVIN’ DENVER FAR BEHIND
SHE ALWAYS GETS ME OUT TO ‘FRISCO IN THE NICK OF TIME
(REPEAT CHORUS)
? LITTLE TIN GOD MUSIC (ASCAP)