[Verse 1]
Alarm at four
Motel carpet
Mystery stain
Coffee thick as drilling mud
Dust already on my brain
Company man on the handheld
Sayin'
"Y'all close? We're behind"
I'm still lookin' for my hard hat
And the truck keys I can't find (again)
[Chorus]
It’s that West Texas wireline rodeo
Cable burnin’
Temper overflow
Sand in my boots
Sweat in my eyes
“Just one more run” is the oldest lie
Out where the wind never stops its blow
We’re dancin’ with tools in a steel-tipped show
Yeah this West Texas wireline rodeo
Hang on tight or let it go (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Joints stacked high like Lego
Sun cookin’ through my shirt
Tool pusher says “hurry up”
Like speed’ll fix the dirt
Grease gun jammed
Truck AC quit
Radio stuck on static hiss
Buddy says
“At least we’re livin’ the dream”
I say
“Who dreamed us into this?”
[Chorus]
It’s that West Texas wireline rodeo
Cable burnin’
Temper overflow
Sand in my boots
Sweat in my eyes
“Just one more run” is the oldest lie
Out where the wind never stops its blow
We’re dancin’ with tools in a steel-tipped show
Yeah this West Texas wireline rodeo
Hang on tight or let it go
[Bridge]
Days run long
Nights run longer
Paycheck small
Stories stronger
When that flare stack paints the sky
And the crew truck’s rollin’ slow
We just laugh
Say “see you at dawn”
‘Cause this circus is all we know (woah)
[Chorus]
It’s that West Texas wireline rodeo
Cable burnin’
Temper overflow
Sand in my boots
Sweat in my eyes
“Just one more run” is the oldest lie
Out where the wind never stops its blow
We’re dancin’ with tools in a steel-tipped show
Yeah this West Texas wireline rodeo
West Texas wireline rodeo
Hang on tight or let it go (let it go)