[Spoken Intro]
Rain on steel…
wind through the cranes…
another morning earned the hard way.
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[Verse 1]
Rain slides slow down a hard hat brim
Gray sky hums like a worn-out hymn
Arc light flares in the harbor mist
Another long shift I can’t resist
Steel hull groans in the morning tide
Cold wind cuts but I hold my stride
Seattle rain on a southern bone
Still carry the heat of a Gulf Coast home
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[Chorus]
I’m a Seattle king in a borrowed crown
Rain beats iron but it won’t back down
From Gulf Coast sun to this northern sky
Same hard road, same stubborn pride
I plant my boots where the cold winds sing
Miles from home… still a working king
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[Verse 2]
Coffee steam in a calloused grip
Diesel breath from a container ship
Neon flickers through the morning haze
Clock hands grind through the gray-washed days
Miles behind and miles ahead
Sacrifice stitched in the path I tread
The road took plenty, left its scars
But it never broke this heart of ours
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[Chorus]
I’m a Seattle king in a borrowed crown
Rain beats iron but it won’t back down
From Gulf Coast sun to this northern sky
Same hard road, same stubborn pride
I plant my boots where the cold winds sing
Miles from home… still a working king
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[Atmospheric Break]
(harmonica echo)
Some men chase the road…
some become it.
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[Final Chorus]
I’m a Seattle king in a borrowed crown
Through rust and rain I stand my ground
From southern heat to the northern sting
I earned every mile — I’m a working king
Rain keeps falling, the arc light sings
And I won’t break for anything
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[Spoken Outro]
Fire’s still burning.
GulfCoastCowboy
