[Verse]
My cousin Roscoe Slayton's pride
From his second marriage took a wild ride
Raised in East St. Louis where the river flows
Mama's people taught him what the backroad knows

[Prechorus]
Thought he'd head south
With a map in his mouth

[Chorus]
He's rollin' to Dallas in a big ol' truck
Hopes high as the wheels spin luck
Diesel dreams hum beneath his feet
My cousin Roscoe ain't one for defeat

[Verse 2]
Gravel roads and a stubborn grin
The way he grew up thickened his skin
They say in St. Louis they do it their way
But Roscoe's out chasing a Texas day

[Chorus]
He's rollin' to Dallas in a big ol' truck
Hopes high as the wheels spin luck
Diesel dreams hum beneath his feet
My cousin Roscoe ain't one for defeat

[Bridge]
Gearshift groans like an old man's sigh
Roscoe’s got the moonlit open sky
Highways whisper secrets
Stories untold
He's a wanderer
Chasing that gold

[Chorus]
He's rollin' to Dallas in a big ol' truck
Hopes high as the wheels spin luck
Diesel dreams hum beneath his feet
My cousin Roscoe ain't one for defeat