As I sit behind the wheel
Of my rusty Bronco truck
I just don’t know what to feel
So I turn the key and I fire it up

It was an open casket wake
Just laying there at peace
Nobody else in the whole wide world
Could see what I could be

They say, “Don’t you get too smart
Trudge the mud. Pull that cart”
But my uncle opened up his heart to me

There’s a whole wide world for you to see
Don’t just drive from A to B
‘Cause knowledge really is the only wealth
So know yourself!

Well I listened to my folks
Just working while I wait
Law job’s lined up in early May
So I’ll work job I hate

Bye guys, thank you, have a great night!

Standing at the register
Before the cafe’s morning rush
When a hobo walks in with a broken grin
And asked me for a cup

I said, “Only if you pay
Take your cart, be on your way”
But he just smiled and laughed at me

There’s a whole wide world for you to see
Don’t just drive from A to B
You gotta take that book from off the shelf

Climb mountains out across the sea
There’s more to life than Tennessee
‘Cause knowledge really is the only wealth
So know yourself!

So I filled him up a cup
And asked him where he’s been
Said he served his time in the Korean War
Been trucking ever since

When he asked me why I’m here
I told him this is where I was born
Got family here and friends who care
I’m in a rut well worn

And I’m thinkin’ I’m due for a change
My friends can wait, my pressure gauge
Is about to blow, my heart’s about to melt
So Uncle Gary, here I come!
A round-the-world trip for one
I’ll take a chance, and play the cards I’m dealt

There’s a whole wide world for you to see
Don’t just drive from A to B
You gotta take that book from off the shelf, oh!

Climb mountains out across the sea
There’s more to life than Tennessee
‘Cause knowledge really is the only wealth
So know yourself!
Know yourself!