[Verse 1]
Grey dawn
Frost on the ledger
Cold wind
Counting the years
I tie my wealth
To patient weather
Let storms arrive
My hand stays clear
Pastures change
But the sky remembers
Step by step
Hoof after hoof
I plant my coin
Like stubborn embers
Deep in the soil
Far from the roof
[Chorus]
I ride for the long road
Not for the dust
Gold may be glitter
Yield is my trust
Through crash and thunder
I do not bend
Stoic in shadow
I wait for the dividend
(hey!)
Stoic in shadow
I wait for the dividend
[Verse 2]
Friends chase fire
Across the market
Drunk on the flicker
Of sudden flame
I build slow
Stone after target
Let quiet numbers
Carve out my name
Fear runs red
When the prices stagger
Greed runs white
When the candles rise
I drink tea
And control my anger
My only battle
Master my eyes
[Chorus]
I ride for the long road
Not for the dust
Gold may be glitter
Yield is my trust
Through crash and thunder
I do not bend
Stoic in shadow
I wait for the dividend
(woah)
Stoic in shadow
I wait for the dividend
[Bridge]
[Low throat singing over pounding drum]
I am not my gain
I am not my loss
I am breath and will
Crossing winter’s cross
Let the herd stampede
Let the timid flee
I measure my years
By what compounds in me
[Chorus]
I ride for the long road
Not for the dust
Gold may be glitter
Yield is my trust
Through crash and thunder
I do not bend
Stoic in shadow
I wait for the dividend
[Outro]
Saddle is worn
Portfolio older
Snow on my hair
Fire in my chest
Nomad entrepreneur
Mind growing bolder
Time is my partner
Patience my crest