Digging deep in the sandy clay
Where the blue-stem grasses sway
Latin names for the wilder weed
Sowing hope like a golden seed
Iron clinks on a rusted chain
Waiting for the summer rain
Heavy boots on a winding track
Once you go there you don't come back
Ride the ridge where the mountains rise
Underneath those wide open skies
Shovel deep in the rocky ground
Where the lost and the gold are found
Cactus bloom in a desert haze
Lost inside of a pixel maze
Patient roots in the salted loam
Finding ways to a distant home
Iron clinks on a rusted chain
Waiting for the summer rain
Heavy boots on a winding track
Once you go there you don't come back
Ride the ridge where the mountains rise
Underneath those wide open skies
Shovel deep in the rocky ground
Where the lost and the gold are found
Armor glinting in morning light
Cutting through the coldest night
Sift the dirt for a hidden gem
Prune the branch on a metal stem
Low bowed cello starts to moan
Walking this long road alone
Tear the briars from the wall
Watch the heavy empire fall
Ride the ridge where the mountains rise
Underneath those wide open skies
Shovel deep in the rocky ground
Where the lost and the gold are found
Old world maps in a leather bind
Leaving all the ruins behind
Dirt beneath every fingernail
Blazing out a forgotten trail
Ride the ridge where the mountains rise
Underneath those wide open skies
Shovel deep in the rocky ground
Where the lost and the gold are found
Steel and soil, let it roll.
Steel and soil, take control.
