[Verse 1]

Got the dawn on my bonnet and dust on my boots,

The rig’s hummin’ steady, she’s got diesel roots.

Loadin’ up that golden grain,

From the foothills out past the plains,

Headin’ south where the city lights reign.

[Chorus]

From the ranges down to Adelaide town,

Rollin’ this wheat where the mills spin ‘round.

Then I’m back on the blacktop, no time to stall,

Haulin’ flour to the bakers that feed us all.

Yeah, it’s long days, red dirt, and diesel lungs,

Keepin’ South Australia rollin’ strong —

That’s the backbone run.

[Verse 2]

Past the roos and the saltbush line,

Got a thermos, a laugh, and an eye on time.

CB crackles with a mate’s old joke,

Coffee’s gone cold, but the spirit don’t choke.

There’s pride in the load and a story in the smoke.

[Chorus]

From the ranges down to Adelaide town,

Rollin’ this wheat where the mills spin ‘round.

Then I’m back on the blacktop, no time to stall,

Haulin’ flour to the bakers that feed us all.

Yeah, it’s long days, red dirt, and diesel lungs,

Keepin’ South Australia rollin’ strong —

That’s the backbone run.

[Bridge]

Every loaf that rises in a small-town store,

Starts right here on this highway floor.

From a farm that sweats to a baker’s hands,

That’s the chain of pride that feeds the land.

[Final Chorus]

From the ranges down to Adelaide town,

Rollin’ that gold where the mills spin ‘round.

Then I’m back with a full tank and a sunset call,

Haulin’ flour for the folks that knead it all.

Yeah, it’s heart, hard work, and highway drums,

Keepin’ South Australia rollin’ on —

That’s the backbone run.So when you smell that bread come dawn, my friend,

Think of the trucker on the road again.

From wheat to loaf, under the same red sun,

That’s the story of the backbone run.