Title: Island Rod & Reggae Rotors
[Spoken Intro]
Steel drum wind blowing off the Gulf…
Flip-flops on gravel…
Welding sparks like fireflies…
This ain’t Kingston…
But it’s close enough, boy.
[Verse 1]
Two-step queens by the exit sign glow
Boots kicked back in a red light show
Breakaway chain, don’t break my stride
Gulf breeze swagger, island pride
White boots tall, denim tight
Cowboy reggae on a Friday night
Barrel by the wall, laughing loud
Salt air rhythm in a honky-tonk crowd
[Pre-Chorus]
From dance floor dust to garage steel
Same heartbeat, same reel-to-reel
[Chorus]
Island rod burnin’, sparks in the breeze
Reggae rhythm through the live oak trees
Cowboy floatin’ where the tide rolls slow
From the weld shop grind to the island glow
Rotors hummin’ like a steel drum band
Cold drink sweatin’ in my calloused hand
Laughin’ loud under Gulf Coast sun
Work all week, now we island run
[Verse 2]
Midnight shop with a hood flipped down
Arc light flashin’, reggae sound
Grinder sparks like carnival sky
Steel frame build while the jokes fly
One man scrollin’, one man weld
Dreams get shaped where the heat is held
Helmet down, puddle clean
Island breeze in a welding scene
[Verse 3]
Bento box feast like a king on shore
Chicken glazed, rice mound more
Egg roll crunch and sweet sauce drip
Fried rice piled like a cargo ship
Peanut butter cookie in a cereal sea
Color loops floatin’ wild and free
Milk splash wave on a kitchen tide
Cowboy rebel at breakfast time
[Bridge]
Big quad sittin’ in the yard so wide
Carbon arms stretched like a pelican glide
Motors copper shining bright
Lift that dream into daylight
Four props hummin’ island song
Gulf wind sayin’ “boy fly strong”
Grass below and sky so blue
Built by hand, yeah that’ll do
[Final Chorus]
Island rod burnin’, sparks in the breeze
Reggae rhythm through the live oak trees
From the dance floor flash to the welding flame
Gulf Coast cowboy, same ol’ name
Drone lift high, boots hit sand
Cold beer toast with the whole damn band
Laughin’ loud where the tide rolls slow
Work hard, play island flow
[Spoken Outro]
Some folks chase islands…
We build ‘em.
GulfCoastCowboy