Alberta Gold

we left for alberta, left the east coast
 followed the clouds running west
 the highway was long
 and worn by other fools
 fools like us i guess
 we could've worked a job closer to home
 but never get far ahead
 now we're out here just long enough
 to pay off debt
 but it hasn't happened yet
 alberta gold
 it's a story we all know
 alberta gold, alberta gold
 dark black as the coal
 there's money in the air
 there's cracks in the street
 the devil's out on the town
 he'll buy us a drink
 and fill our cup
 we're pulling his blood from the ground
 alberta gold
 it's a story we all know
 alberta gold, alberta gold
 dark black as the coal
 there's no more boats left in the bay
 no young cowboys home on the range
 we've been going flat out
 on a three week stint
 we've been working ourselves to the bone
 we're gonna take a break
 for just a little while
 and catch our flights back home
 alberta gold
 it's a story we all know
 alberta gold, alberta gold
 dark black as the coal
 there's no more boats left in the bay
 no young cowboys home on the range