Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses

"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses"
Single by Kathy Mattea
from the album Untasted Honey
B-side"Like a Hurricane"
ReleasedJune 1, 1987
GenreCountry
Length3:23
LabelMercury
SongwritersGene Nelson, Paul Nelson
ProducerAllen Reynolds
Kathy Mattea singles chronology
"Goin' Gone"
(1987)
"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses"
(1987)
"Untold Stories"
(1988)

"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" is a song written by Paul Nelson and Gene Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. It was originally released on June 1, 1987, per Mercury Records, as the second single from her album Untasted Honey. The song hit number one on both the US and Canadian Country charts in 1988.