Wagon_Wheel
Darius_Rucker Lyrics

Heading down south to the land of the pines
Starting a journey towards the southern US states where pine forests are abundant.

I'm thumbing my way into North Caroline
Hitchhiking my way into North Carolina, without any actual transportation of my own.

Staring up the road and pray to God I see headlights
Looking for any sign of assistance and hoping someone will give me a ride to my destination.

I made it down the coast in seventeen hours
Managed to travel down the coastline to North Carolina in a period of seventeen hours.

Picking me a bouquet of dogwood flowers
Collecting flowers from the Dogwood tree species in the hopes of gifting them to my loved one

And I'm a-hopin' for Raleigh, I can see my baby tonight
Anticipating reaching Raleigh, North Carolina soon so that I can meet my significant other.

So rock me momma like a wagon wheel
Requesting my mother to provide me with stability and guidance as a symbol of a sturdy Wagon Wheel.

Rock me momma any way you feel
Asking my mother to care for me in a way that she deems most appropriate.

Rock me momma like the wind and the rain
Describing a way to be comforted by my mother similar to the effect of experiencing wind or rain.

Rock me momma like a south bound train
Describing a way to be comforted by my mother with the rocking motion of a southbound train.

I'm running from the cold up in New England
Having to leave New England due to the unfavorable, cold climate.

I was born to be a fiddler in an old time string band
Confessing that being a fiddler in an old-time string band is a passion of mine that I was born with.

My baby plays a guitar, I pick a banjo now
My significant other and I have taken up playing music together, with my focus being on playing the banjo.

Oh, north country winters keep a-getting me down
Expressing that the weather of the northern US can become depressing and unbearable during the winter season.

Lost my money playing poker so I had to leave town
I was not successful in my gambling game and as a result, I had no choice but to leave town due to lack of funds.

But I ain't turning back to living that old life no more
Determined not to go back to my previous ways and instead start afresh with something new.

Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke
Taking a walk towards the South direction, from the town of Roanoke located in Virginia.

Caught a trucker out of Philly had a nice long toke
Managed to hitchhike with a truck driver from Philadelphia and had a smoke together.

But he's a heading west from the Cumberland gap
The driver was en route to western states through the Cumberland Gap, while I am travelling through the southern states.

To Johnson City, Tennessee
The truck driver's destination is in Tennessee, while my destination is different.

And I gotta get a move on before the sun
In a hurry to play music with my significant other and to reach my destination before the sun sets.

I hear my baby calling my name and I know that she's the only one
Having a strong emotional connection with my significant other and hearing her name being called out even when she is not around.

And if I die in Raleigh at least I will die free
Preferring to live freely and independently, even if death is the result of such a choice.

Hey, momma rock me, mama rock me, mama rock me
Reiterating the request for maternal guidance and care.

Rock me momma like the wind and the rain
Asking to be comforted by my mother like the wind and the rain comforts the heart and soul.

Rock me momma like a south-bound train
Asking to be comforted by my mother with the rhythmic movements felt during travelling in a south-bound train.

Hey, ey yeah momma rock me (you can rock me, rock me)
Asking once again to be comforted by my mother and giving her permission to do so as she desires.