Oil Man

There ain't a darker night than the ones I've seen
 When you're too damn tired to even dream
 But you come alive when the doghouse screams
 Oh, the oil field's dark as money is green
 There ain't a headache like the ones that come
 Between a two week hitch and a seven day run
 Blood, sweat, spit and a filthy tongue
 Oh, the oil field hurts like a snakebite stung
 So I'll send a card for Christmas and birthdays missed
 And I'll sign the papers for the woman that I couldn't kiss
 And I'll take the blame if I don't make the good Lord's list
 But when I die, I hope they know it was all for them
 'Cause I'd do it all over again
 There ain't nothing in the world like earning these stripes
 Then getting put out of work when the price ain't right
 Yeah, I left my soul, my pain, and my strife
 Oh, the oil field holes are filled with my life
 So I'll send a card for Christmas and birthdays missed
 And I'll sign the papers for the woman that I couldn't kiss
 And I'll take the blame if I don't make the good Lord's list
 But when I die, I hope they know it was all for them
 'Cause I'd do it all over again
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 Well, this hard hat and steel toes on my feet
 Built the roughneck man that I'll always be
 Yeah, and I did it all for my family
 Oh, rig up, rig down, this patch just might bury me