Welded Hearts and Burning Steel

Hammer sparks flyin’ in the Gulf Coast night

Arc burnin’ hotter than a four-alarm fire

I was buried in the grind, just me and the flame

Then she walked in like a slow southern rain

Boots in the mud, eyes lit like acetylene

Said she’s just passin’ through New Iberia, Louisiana dream

Told her I build tanks and towers outta iron and pride

She smiled, said, “That fire’s burnin’ deep inside”

I’ve been welding steel since I was seventeen

But nothin’ ever hit me like her eyes so green

Now I’m fusin’ more than metal, I’m feelin’ somethin’ real

Two hearts under pressure, forged in fire and steel

This love’s no blueprint, it’s raw and it’s true

Welded hearts, babe, I’m stuck on you

Lunch breaks turned to long talks by the bay

She asked if I ever dreamed past the grind and pay

Told her I never thought I’d slow down or feel

But she bent my heart like a red-hot piece of steel

She ain’t scared of dirt, loves the sound of the torch

Says my calloused hands tell a story, of course

I’ve built half the South, but now I see

The strongest thing I ever built is you and me

I’ve been welding steel since I was seventeen

But nothin’ ever hit me like her eyes so green

Now I’m fusin’ more than metal, I’m feelin’ somethin’ real

Two hearts under pressure, forged in fire and steel

This love’s no blueprint, it’s raw and it’s true

Welded hearts, babe, I’m stuck on you

Maybe she’ll stay, maybe she’ll roam

But if she calls, I’ll drop that hood and go

‘Cause once you’ve struck a spark like that

There ain’t no goin’ back

I’ve been welding steel since I was seventeen

But nothin’ ever hit me like her eyes so green

Now I’m fusin’ more than metal, I’m feelin’ somethin’ real

Two hearts under pressure, forged in fire and steel

A bond unbreakable, fire-tested and true

Welded hearts, babe, I’m stuck on you

Yeah, this ain’t just flame and grit, it’s love we feel

Welded hearts and burnin’ steel…