Out on the Trans-Canada highway there was a girl hitchhikin' with a dog

He was tired of writing letters to himself and living in the dark

fireflies buzzin' 'round her head like candles in a fog

She was open to suggestions and some say she had a broken heart

He was three miles down the road tryin' to stay up but he knew that he couldn't

He had everything he wanted till it all turned out to be a job

she was looking for a ride through the night, but out there who wouldn't

One fallen asleep trucker and a girl hitchhikin' with a dog

There were bound for glory, bound for livin' on the edge,

they were bound for each other like two comets headin' for a bed

She had a new way of livin, new way of lookin' at life

he had an '84 International and two kids he left back home with his wife

Out on the Trans-Canada highway the sun cam climbin' up the cab

by the time it hit the window they were waking up from what little sleep they had

When that heat hit the blankets They were looking for love at second sight

Just starin' in each other's eyes findin' it in the morning light

There were bound for glory, bound for livin' on the edge

they were bound for each other, like two blankets laying on a bed

She had a new way of livin, new way of lookin' at life

he had an '84 International and two kids he left back home with his wife