Young man’s dream

West Texas sun on a dusty road

Young man's dream with a heavy load

Pipeline welder with a steady hand

Built his kingdom on the shifting sand

Gulf Coast Cowboy, name in lights

Money rolled in like the tide at night

Every woman loved him, every welder knew

Nobody laid beads like he could do

Oh, the sparks would fly when he laid it down

King of the coast with the iron crown

But time don’t stop for no man’s fame

Now the fire’s fading, but the legend remains

Years wore on, the shakes set in

Eyes couldn’t see where the weld began

Hands once steady now betray the flame

Whispers sayin’ he ain’t the same

Northwest rain on a rusty truck

Last love found him, down on his luck

She stood by him when the lights went dim

Held his hand as the world grew slim

The torch burns low, the steel turns cold

Every scar a story told

Respect in the silence, no need to speak

The best damn welder the Gulf’s ever seen

[Chorus]Oh, the sparks would fly when he laid it down

King of the coast with the iron crown

But time don’t stop for no man’s fame

Now the fire’s fading, but the legend remains

Memories flash in front of his eyes,

Thousands of friends saying goodbyes

The Gulf Coast Cowboy may be gone

Now a legend he The King lives on.