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Took my first breath where the muddy brazoss |
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Pills into the gulf of mexico |
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Where the skylines colored by chemical plants |
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Put bread on the table of a working man |
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Where the working man does his best to provide |
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Safety and shelter for kids and a wife |
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Given a little of his soul everyday making overtime |
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To keep the wolves away |
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I was barely thirteen when the company man |
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Tried to dig my daddy's grave |
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It happened on a french owned tanker ship |
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Spilling poison into Galveston Bay |
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Where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes |
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Silenced any mortal cries |
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Codeine the grit but death stinging in pain |
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He fought like hell to keep the wolves away |
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For the next few years dad was sick as a dog |
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But he made a recovery just to spite the odds |
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Settlement came and we moved out of town |
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Where the sky isn't heavy with refinery clouds |
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Yeah he's still alive he's doing good he's in his fifties |
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But the money's running out |
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And he's pinching for pennies |
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So I'm going for broke with every song I play |
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Cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away |
