Sometimes a man can get to feel
Late at night in his bed
Banks and kids are hungry
And death is living in his head
Death is whispering in his head
So I left my home in Western Missouri
Left my wife, my mom, my kids
Took a job on the Union Pacific
And I'm hungry

That's the dumbest thing I ever did
That's the dumbest thing I ever did
Call in all you skinners
This country is about to explode
Sign on with the Union
Union Pacific
Get your hands on that pot of gold
Wrap your hands around that pot of gold
A heavy yoke was laid on my shoulder
Work was my God and my King
Work is all I ever known in this life
That's the price you pay for being free
I paid the price for being free
Hey!
Those drifters and gamblers
Guys like me with fear in their hearts
Grasping for a chance at that American dream
Diving to the lake of fire
Boys swim across this lake of fire
We legation to the horizon
Everyone has supernatural powers
Someone who's not alone
Never something else
We land with love
Woke up drunk on the plane
Under stars
Laughing at me
Go on home, you stupid mule skin
Get on back to your family
Get back to your family
And now I clearly see
How the world keeps us blind
One hand takes from the other
We all sink before we rise
We have to sink before we rise
We have to sink before we rise