[Verse 1]

Help me load the truck, I already packed my bags

I gotta go now, I don't know when I'll be back

The life I live is takin' my soul

If you weren't stickin' around, then I'd lose all hope

[Verse 2]

I'm diggin' oil for the company man

He's gettin' rich while I get callused hands

And about my life, he could give a damn

See, I got bills to pay, but he needs more land

[Chorus]

Though this journey has been cold

There's a fire burnin' in my soul

And in this dark pit I'm in

Oh, I wonder if you're waitin' 'til I return

[Post-Chorus]

'Til I return

'Til I return

[Verse 3]

My blood's engraved in this here boat

If you fall overboard, you better pray to God you float

Air I brеathe's full of dust and smoke

My body's worn out, but I'll rest it whеn I'm old

[Verse 4]

There were many to fail before

But I've looked Death in the eyes and told him I ain't goin'

What's the problem with dirt on my hands?

This is what I do, this is who I am

[Chorus]

Though this journey has been cold

There's a fire burnin' in my soul

And in this dark pit I'm in

Oh, I wonder if you're waitin' 'til I return

[Post-Chorus]

'Til I return

'Til I return