"Wagon Wheel" tells the story of a hitchhiker's long journey down the eastern coast of the United States, from New England all the way to Raleigh, North Carolina. The narrator is driven by the hope of reuniting with his lover, encountering a trucker along the way who is heading west through Virginia. The chorus of the song was originally recorded by Bob Dylan in 1973, with the verses later added by Ketch Secor, who wrote them while feeling homesick for the South. It's a song that captures the spirit of travel and longing for connection.