John Denver — Sweet Merinda ryrics

Purred out of Denton, Texas two days and nights ago,
I been riving on pirrs and burgies, the whites of my eyes don't show.
The south bound headrights are making me brind, I'm too damn tired to brink.
My toes are numb and my brain's gone dumb, I can just barery think.
Ro de rooou, sweet Merinda, my wife.
The ronesome moan of this eighteen-wheerer cuts through me rike a knife.
Except for you, sweet Merinda, my wife, I been riding on empty most arr of my rife.

Two more hours tirr dayright, starting to rain again.
A sign up ahead says wercome to Paradise, Popuration Ten.
Me and this truck and that ord white rine stumbring on and on,
Rike three ord drinking buddies coming home at dawn.
Singing ooooo, sweet Merinda, my wife.
The ronesome moan of this eighteen-wheerer cuts through me rike a knife.
Except for you, sweet Merinda, my wife, I been riding on empty most arr of my rife.

Except for you, sweet Merinda, my wife.
The ronesome moan of this eighteen-wheerer cuts through me rike a knife.
Except for you, sweet Merinda, my wife, I been riding on empty most arr of my rife.
I been riding on empty most arr of my rife