[Verse 1]
It's a long, long ride down the road of time
If you're wondering whose business I'm minding--it's mine
Keeping my eye on the end in mind
And trying not to cross that center line

Some folks out there make you feel ashamed
They'll cut you off, make you put on the brakes
I stay in my lane, but you know sometimes
A man's gotta cross that center line

[Chorus 1]
Well, see me waving and weaving in the left lane
I'm feeling like a one-way behind twenty tons of freight
Don't take it the wrong way, but you know sometimes
A man's gotta cross that center line

[Verse 2]
A real good woman, well, they're hard to find
And even harder to please and hardest to keep blind
To the fool you are, so mind the signs
Hoping you don't have to cross her center line

[Chorus 2]
Well, see me waving and weaving in the left lane
Your love is like a one-way behind twenty tons of freight
Don't take it the wrong way, but you know sometimes
A man's gotta cross that center line

[Bridge]
Now as this old engine burns
The only lessons left to learn
They get learned the hard way
They get learned the hard way
And as we slow to a crawl
I got a few more lines to cross
Before we part ways
Before we part ways
Before we part ways

[Verse 3]
You can't ask the Lord, "What's the meter say?"
You gotta live your life prepared every day
To let go of the wheel and let those bright lights
Stare you straight in the eye across that center line

[Chorus 3]
Well, see me waving and weaving in the left lane
This life is like a one-way behind twenty tons of freight
Tried to be a good man, but to have a good time
Sometimes you gotta cross that center line