[Verse 1]
Born in the dirt where the hollow winds cry
Empty bellies under a charcoal sky
Three hungry brothers with nothing to lose
Just a thirst for the crown and some worn-out shoes
We found the copper, we found the grain
Now we’re building an empire out of the rain.
[Chorus]
We’re cooking liquid gold in the dead of night
Dodging the law and the pale moonlight
From the gutter to the throne, yeah we’re taking hold
Brothers in blood, trading souls for gold
You can hear the engines, you can feel the heat
We’re the kings of the dark on a one-way street.
[Verse 2]
The city is dry but the brothers are wet
We’re the best damn gamble that you’re gonna get
With a Tommy gun rattle and a cold, hard stare
We leave a trail of silence in the midnight air
They call us brutal, they call us "The Kings"
But mercy don’t fly on a bootlegger's wings.
[Bridge]
But the higher you climb, the colder it feels
With the devil himself snapping at your heels
A brother might fall, or a friend might sell
It’s a short, fast ride from the penthouse to hell.
[Outro]
Yeah, we’re made men now...
With blood on our hands and a glass of rye.
Just a bottle of blues... until we die.
[Heavy slide guitar fade out]