Breaking My Back for A Green Eyed Woman

Sun ain’t up but the rigs are hummin’

Diesel prayers on a cold black mornin’

Mud on my boots, Bible on the dash

Devil in the rearview, ridin’ my ass

Swingin’ hammers till my hands go numb

Iron sings when the daylight comes

Derricks creak like an old church choir

Black smoke risin’ like funeral fire

Breakin’ my damn back in the Texas dust

Steel and sweat and faith and rust

Devil whispers through the drill bit scream

Tryin’ to steal every God-given dream

But I got a green-eyed woman waitin’ at home

Prayin’ for me when I’m out alone

Hands to Heaven, callin’ my name

Through oilfield hell and refinery flame

Drive these trucks through mud and pain

Swing these hammers in wind and rain

I said fuck the devil, he ain’t takin’ my soul

Got her love and the Lord to keep me whole

Fourteen hours on a broken spine

Frac lights burn like judgment time

Hydraulics cry and chains all sing

Steel teeth bite and the anvils ring

Preacher said, “Son, keep walkin’ straight”

But temptation waits at every gate

Money talks in a dirty bar

Devil grinnin’ from a mason jar

But I got a green-eyed woman waitin’ at home

Prayin’ for me when I’m out alone

Hands to Heaven, callin’ my name

Through oilfield hell and refinery flame

Drive these trucks through mud and pain

Swing these hammers in wind and rain

I said fuck the devil, he ain’t takin’ my soul

Got her love and the Lord to keep me whole

Choir in my head singin’ low

“Son, keep pushin’, don’t let go”

Devil at the wellhead callin’ my sin

But her green eyes pull me back again

Break my back — but I won’t break faith

Mud on my hands — but my heart stays straight

Steel may bend — bones may crack

But love and God keep pullin’ me back

When the rig goes quiet and the night turns still

I thank the Lord on that lonely hill

For a green-eyed woman and a stubborn soul

In the oilfield fire that made me whole.