[Intro] (Instrumentation: Heavy Telecaster riff, slow thumping kick drum, crying pedal steel, low acoustic strum) (Male Spoken Intro – Deep Gravelly Baritone) "Some folks ask why I carry every single day. I tell 'em twenty-six years in a badge taught me one thing... Evil don't make an appointment, and it don't wait for permission." [Verse 1] (Style: Slow Heavy Dragging Tempo, 76 BPM) (Vocal Style: Low Gritty Baritone) (Instrumentation: Low Acoustic Strum, Deep Bass Line, Subtle Snare Wire) I’ve walked the wire in distant lands through dust and burning rain, Carried the weight of the silver star and double-check the chain. Two decades and six long years wearing MP Green & Gold, Keeping the peace on a razor’s edge, doing what I had to do. Now I’m back on Texas soil where the Guadalupe flows, Got a leather holster on my right hip everywhere I go. [Chorus] (Style: High-Energy Outlaw Anthem) (Vocal Style: Soaring Power Baritone Belt) (Instrumentation: Screaming Telecaster Lead, Heavy Pounding Drums, Full Pedal Steel) Yeah, it’s copper, lead, and cold blue steel sitting on my hip! A five-point star in my memory and a firm Texas grip! I don't look for trouble, but I won't back down an inch, Standing steady on the line when the night begins to flinch! From the Hill Country dawn to the setting sun sky, I’ll guard what's mine until the day I die! [Verse 2] (Style: Driving Outlaw Country) (Vocal Style: Gritty Conversational Baritone) (Instrumentation: Driving Rhythm Guitar, Twin Fiddle Accents) They can talk their talk in high-rise halls about how the world should be, But they never stood a midnight watch to keep this country free. I know the sound of a chambered round, I know the cost of peace, And I know the line between the sheep and the wolves that never cease. So I keep my hammer cocked and ready, my eye fixed on the light, A veteran of the long cold road who still knows how to fight. [Chorus] (Style: High-Energy Outlaw Anthem) (Vocal Style: Soaring Power Baritone Belt) (Instrumentation: Screaming Telecaster Lead, Heavy Pounding Drums, Full Pedal Steel) Yeah, it’s copper, lead, and cold blue steel sitting on my hip! A five-point star in my memory and a firm Texas grip! I don't look for trouble, but I won't back down an inch, Standing steady on the line when the night begins to flinch! From the Hill Country dawn to the setting sun sky, I’ll guard what's mine until the day I die! [Bridge] (Style: Stripped-Back Breakdown) (Vocal Style: Low Whispering Baritone) (Instrumentation: Soft Acoustic Strum, Slow Pounding Kick Drum) To the brothers who served the watch, and the ones who didn't return... The fire we lit in the darkest night is a fire that'll always burn. [Chorus] (Style: Explosive Peak) (Vocal Style: Full Power Baritone Belt) (Instrumentation: Full Band Drive, Screaming Lead Guitars) Yeah, it’s copper, lead, and cold blue steel sitting on my hip! A five-point star in my memory and a firm Texas grip! I don't look for trouble, but I won't back down an inch, Standing steady on the line when the night begins to flinch! From the Hill Country dawn to the setting sun sky, I’ll guard what's mine until the day I die! [Outro] (Male Spoken Outro – Raw Baritone) "Twenty-six years on the line. Texas born, American raised." (Telecaster ring-out and cymbal crash) [END], [END], [END]...
