There's a stretch of highway on Interstate 24 between Nashville and Chattanooga that's claimed many a trucker's life.
And your life is in your hands when you start down that long, steep grade on Montego Mountain.
I Just Rolled Out of Nashville
As soon as I can tonight, I gotta try to dodge the scales and stay out of smoky sight.
But there's one big thing standing like a nightmare in my way.
I gotta top Montego Mountain a little bit later today.
Going down Montego Mountain on I-24, it's hell for a trucker when the devil's at your door.
He'll drive you home.

He'll tempt you and tell you, come on, let her roll.
Cause the mountain wants your egg, and trucker, I want your soul.
When I started down Montego, the brakes just wouldn't hold.
I knew I was in trouble and about to lose control.
The runaway ramp was waiting.
I saw the warning sign.
I said, Lord, help me make it.
Have mercy on this soul of mine.
Well, I plowed into that runaway ramp, and I could feel that big truck groan.
My life flashed right before my eyes, and for a minute, I thought it was gone.
But when the smoke cleared, I thanked God that I was still alive.
Cause when there's a runaway on Montego,
some truckers don't survive.
Going down Montego Mountain on I-24, it's hell for a trucker when the devil's at your door.
He'll tempt you and tell you, come on, let her roll.
Cause the mountain wants your egg, and trucker, I want your soul.
Yeah, many a good man has lost his life on Montego Mountain.
It's a long, steep grave.
Many a good, hard-working boy gone over the side.
Watch out for Montego.