Steel rim sinks in the gray clay
Cold wind blows the scent away
Empty strap on a broken strap
Heavy rain fills every gap
Iron in the mud tonight
Waiting for the morning light
Deep thunder rolls across the plain
Washing off the copper stain
Distant boom in a jagged line
Water turns to bitter brine
No one speaks in the humid haze
Lost inside a concrete maze
Iron in the mud tonight
Waiting for the morning light
Deep thunder rolls across the plain
Washing off the copper stain
Olive drab on a sodden hill
Everything is frozen still
Rusted bolts and a leather chin
Where the jagged lines begin
Iron in the mud tonight
Waiting for the morning light
Deep thunder rolls across the plain
Washing off the copper stain
Low clouds break and the sky turns gold
Story of the war is told
One lone shell in a shallow grave
Nothing left for them to save
Iron in the mud tonight
Waiting for the morning light
Deep thunder rolls across the plain
Washing off the copper stain
Iron in the mud.
Just iron in the mud.