I was on the outskirts of a little southern town Tryin` to reach my destination Before the sun went down The old CB was blarin` away on channel 1-9 When there came A little boy`s voice on the radio line And he said Breaker 1-9 Is anyone there Come on back truckers And talk to Teddy Bear Well I keyed the mike and said You got it Teddy Bear And a little boy`s voice came back on the air Preciate the break Who we got on that end I told him my handle And then he began Now I`m not supposed to bother you fellows out there Mom says you`re busy And for me to stay off the air But you see I get lonely and it helps to talk `Cause that`s about all I can do I`m crippled And I can`t walk I came back and told him to fire up that mike And I`d talk to him As long as he liked This was my dad`s radio The little boy said But I guess it`s mine and mom`s now `Cause my daddy`s dead Dad had a wreck about a month ago He was trying to get home in a blindin` snow Mom has to work now To make ends meet And I`m not much help With my two crippled feet She says not to worry That we`ll make it alright But I hear her crying Sometimes late at night You know there`s one thing I want more than anything else to see Aw, I know you guys are too busy to bother with me But you see My dad used to take me for rides When he was home But.... I guess that`s all over now Since my daddy`s gone Not one breaker came on the old CB As that little crippled boy Talked with me I tried hard to swallow A lump That just wouldn`t stay down As I thought about my boy Back in Greenville Town Dad was going to take mom and me with him Later on this year Why l remember him saying Someday this old truck will be yours Teddy Bear But I know I`ll never get to ride an 18-wheeler again But this old base will keep me in touch With all my trucker friends Teddy Bear`s gonna back on out now And leave you alone `Cause it`s about time for Mom to come home But you give me a shout when you`re passin` through And I`ll sure be happy to come back to you Well I came back and I said Uh...Before you go 10-10 What`s your home 20 Little CB friend Well he gave me his address And I didn`t once hesitate `Cause this hot load of freight Was just gonna have to wait I turned that truck around on a dime And headed straight for Jackson Street, 229 And as I rounded the corner Oh I got one heck of a shock l8 wheelers were lined up for three city blocks Why I guess every driver for miles around Had caught Teddy Bear`s call And that little crippled boy was having a ball For as fast as one driver would carry him in Another would carry him to his truck And take off again Well you better believe I took my turn at riding Teddy Bear And then I carried him back in And put him down in his chair And buddy if I never live to see happiness again I want you to know I saw it that day In the face of that little man We took up a collection for him Before his mama got home And each driver said goodbye And then they all were gone He shook my hand with a mile-long grin And said So long trucker I`ll catch ya again Well I hit the Interstate With tears in my eyes I turned on the radio And I got another surprise Breaker 1-9 Came a voice on the air Just one word of thanks From Mama Teddy Bear We wish each and every one A special prayer for you Cause, You just made my little boy`s Dream come true I`ll sign off now Before I start to cry May God ride with ya 10-4 And goodbye
