Little Joe

Some time ago I was sippin' on some coffee and havin some ham and biscuits
 When a motion caught my eye through the truck stop window
 It was a little lost puppy half staved and shaking from fear
 Well I just had to make friends with him
 So I picked him up and put him in the cab
 And buddy he took to that truck like he was born there
 Well I named him Little Joe
 And as I watched him sleep on the seat beside me
 That's when I knew that Little Joe would be with me for a long long time
 Well a few months later I was talkin to my old friend Teddy Bear on the ol' C.B
 Not paying much attention to my back door
 When Little Joe started barking up a storm
 I looked up and saw a smoky in the mirror and I slowed my rig down just in time
 But you know something Teddy Bear heard a Little Joe barking and he said
 "Hey big red let me talk to your partner"
 And I said "you got it good buddy"
 How's your old smoky situation Little Joe and Little Joe said "Ruff"
 Ah that just tore him up and the next 200 miles just flew by 'cause everybody on that C.B. wanted to talk to Little Joe
 Well one night we were headed through the smokies in East Tennessee
 And Little Joe started acting real nervous
 I heard the sounds of lightning on the ol' C.B
 And suddenly we were in the worst storm that I had ever seen
 All at once I saw head lights comin straight at my rig
 Someone was blinded in the rain
 So I swerved fast and just barely missed a camper full of kids
 But the shoulder gave way and we crashed over the side of a mountain
 And when I woke up my truck was on fire
 And I couldn't move
 But somehow Little Joe grabbed me by the collar
 And pulled me away from that burning rig
 Well I was in the hospital the next time I woke up
 And the doctor was there to break the bad news
 The accident had taken my sight
 Oh god now I can't even drive
 And that's when I realized how helpless Teddy Bear must have felt before the miracle happened that made him walk again
 And then I thought well now wh... wh... wh... where's Little Joe
 No ain't nobody said anything about Little J... Where's Li... awe
 I was so sad 'cause I figured Little Joe had given his life to save me
 Well my brother ask me to come live with him
 And when he opened the door to my new room I heard an old C.B just a blaring away
 Well I couldn't wait to grab that mic and the first voice I heard was my old buddy Teddy Bear
 Ratchet jawing' in the distance
 So I broke for him and he came right back to me
 Why it was almost like old times again
 Teddy Bear was a yakkin' away
 Unloading all the latest news on me and gettin' louder and louder
 But all of the sudden a sound of an engine seemed to drown Teddy Bear out
 And I said "Hey what's going on?"
 Teddy Bear said "Open your front door good buddy I'm just outside."
 Lord the roar of engines seemed to rock the house
 And all around me I could hear a familiar voices and slammin doors
 Ah I couldn't hold back the tears
 All my friends were there
 And then I heard something that I couldn't believe
 Little Joe? That bark? Why it had to be Little Joe
 And no sooner then that he was all over me
 And I put my arms around my old partner
 And the tears was streaming down my face
 And then I felt something strange
 Little Joe hadn't worn a collar before
 And attached to the collar was a handle
 A hush fell over my friends
 And I realized
 Lord
 My new eyes were standing at my feet
 Little Joe