[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