[Voice 1 - Male cowboy, gritty and country} [Voice 2 - Male Rapper East Coast feel sharp] [Intro] [Cowboy – low, steady] Sun comin’ up on iron and smoke Another day in the dirt, chasin’ black gold [Verse 1] [Cowboy – rugged, melodic] Sun comes up on a hard hat town Steel-toe boots on that red dirt ground Coffee black and the diesel rolls Another long day chasin’ black gold Hands rough, backs sore Knockin’ on the devil’s door But the rigs still sing and the good Lord knows There’s pride where the black oil flows [Chorus] [Cowboy – big, catchy, anthemic] Black gold From the ground below Fire in our veins Mud on our souls We break, we bend But we don’t fold Roughneck hearts Run on black gold [Verse 2] [Rapper – East Coast flow] Boots hit gravel, whole ground shake Daybreak grind, yeah, the whole crew wake Hard hat low, gotta lock back in Mud on the jeans, got dust on skin Long shift pace, but we stay on go Cold wind cut, still we hold that road No shortcuts here, all facts, no show Blue-collar blood run deep in the soul [Chorus] [Cowboy – bigger] Black gold From the ground below Fire in our veins Mud on our souls We break, we bend But we don’t fold Roughneck hearts Run on black gold [Bridge] [Cowboy – proud, emotional] Raise that cup when the shift is done To the risin’ moon and the settin’ sun [Rapper – reflective] For the crew on nights, for the ones on call For the ones bent low, still standin’ tall [Final Chorus] [Cowboy + Rapper ad-libs] Black gold From the ground below Fire in our veins Mud on our souls We break, we bend But we don’t fold Roughneck hearts Run on black gold [Rapper ad-libs] Yeah, black gold All grit, no fold [Outro] [Cowboy – low, worn] Rig lights burn and the coyotes call Roughneck boys still standin’ tall
