Lyrics

The night was dark and stormy, and the roads were wet with rain As Jimmy Jones rolled on and on, his destination: Maine He'd like to stop and rest awhile, but his freight just wouldn't keep His body ached, his mind felt numb, his eyes half-closed with sleep He thought about the time he lost with a woman, Mary Lou And then his thoughts turned to his wife, he promised he'd be true Temptation had stepped in his path, and he had failed the test But if he stopped, he knew his conscience wouldn't let him rest Roll along (Roll along), roll along (Roll along) Convoy in the sky Convoy in the sky There in the night, he saw the lights: a truck stop just ahead One cup of coffee he would have, enough to clear his head As he stepped on the runnin' board, strange music he did hear And suddenly, before his eyes, the truck stop disappeared There in its place, a trailer sat, its color black as death And seated there, beneath the wheel, sat the Devil himself Then Jimmy's heart was filled with fear, for there, before his eyes An endless line of trailers came a-rollin' through the skies Roll along (Roll along), roll along (Roll along) Convoy in the sky Convoy in the sky The drivers spoke of deeds they'd done and detours they had made Now, drivin' for the Devil was the price that they had paid "There is no time to stop and rest," he heard the Devil cry As he led their convoy on across the dark and stormy sky Roll along (Roll along), roll along (Roll along) Convoy in the sky Convoy in the sky Convoy in the sky Convoy in the sky Convoy in the sky