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What the Rocks Don’t Know Lyrics by Willi Carlisle

To Tell You the Truth

2018

[Verse 1]
Well after twenty-nine years, I can say
I never thought it'd turn out this way
I stumble and I stutter, stutter and I cry
Ain't gonna figure out a reason why
The song hurts my throat, the banjo cuts my side
Hear the road cryin' out through the railroad ties
Road cryin' out through the railroad ties

[Chorus]
Singing well love your light don't show
Down by the truckstop highway glow
Lord knows where I'll go
When the road cries out what the rocks don't know
Road cries out what the rocks don't know

[Verse 2]
Well all my friends in Arkansas, all alone in Maine
Six-to-one, half-dozen's the same
Back-Bay sailin' or the Great Divide
Mississippi deep, Rappahannok wide
Angels wings on a Wal-Mart sign
Angels wings on a Wal-Mart sign

[Chorus]
Singing well love your light don't show
Down by the truckstop highway glow
Lord knows where I'll go
When the road cries out what the rocks don't know
Road cries out what the rocks don't know

[Verse 3]
Well, Kansas City rib shack baby you're mine
Gimmie the pig, the cow, and the swine
My weight's my love, my shimmy, my shine
Damn, I found Jesus in a barbecue line
Damn, I found Jesus in a barbecue line

[Chorus]
Well love your light don't show
Down by the truckstop highway glow
Lord knows where I'll go
When the road cries out what the rocks don't know
Road cries out what the rocks don't know

[Verse 4]
I'd like to see the world in livin' color
One color's just the absence of the other
To get the whole spectrum of horror and elation
Call good time numbers at a Conoco Station
Good time numbers at a Conoco Station

[Chorus]
Singing well love your light don't show
Down by the truckstop highway glow
Lord knows where I'll go
When the road cries out what the rocks don't know
Road cries out what the rocks don't know

About “What the Rocks Don’t Know” by Willi Carlisle

Read the complete lyrics to "What the Rocks Don’t Know" by Willi Carlisle from the album "To Tell You the Truth" in 2018. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Country.

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"What the Rocks Don’t Know" is credited to Willi Carlisle. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"What the Rocks Don’t Know" appears on "To Tell You the Truth" in 2018.

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