Discover the story of the song > Roll On Eighteen Wheeler – Alabama

The song is about a father who works as a truck driver and is often away from his family. The protagonist, the father, leaves early in the morning and his three kids and wife miss him when he's gone. The father calls his family every night to say that he loves them and teaches them a song to sing. One day, the mother receives a call from the highway patrol saying that the father's truck was in an accident, but they couldn't find him. The mother and children worry all night, but the father eventually calls and asks if they have been singing the song. The song is about hoping the father returns home safely.