Intro - Instrumental] [Banjo and acoustic guitar, upbeat] [Verse 1] Twenty-sixteen, New Mexico sky Loaded up my Denali, didn't say goodbye Forty-thousand dollars in grants and dreams Five months at NMSU studying engineering schemes They said what you building out there all alone? I said I'm building proof that I don't need what you own Every frozen morning, every hundred-ten degree Teaching me what matters more than any PhD [Chorus] Welcome to nature's laboratory Where the tests are real and the grades don't lie Sub-zero to the desert, rain and lightning storms This is where the truth lives, this is where I'm born Nature's laboratory, open twenty-four-seven No walls, no rules, just earth and heaven You can keep your focus groups and your marketing plans I've got thirty-thousand miles and dirt on my hands [Verse 2] A thousand nights sleeping under stars Learning what breaks and what survives the scars Prototype after prototype, iteration by fire Every failure's just data, every setback climbs higher Mountains, deserts, beaches, rivers, lakes Wilderness lands testing every choice I make Mud, dirt, snow, pavement, every terrain The outdoors don't lie—they just teach you through the pain [Chorus] Welcome to nature's laboratory Where the tests are real and the grades don't lie Sub-zero to the desert, rain and lightning storms This is where the truth lives, this is where I'm born Nature's laboratory, open twenty-four-seven No walls, no rules, just earth and heaven You can keep your focus groups and your marketing plans I've got thirty-thousand miles and dirt on my hands [Bridge - Instrumental Break] [Banjo solo, building energy] [Final Verse] They said you're crazy living out of your truck I said you're crazy thinking offices bring you luck Every product I design has been to hell and back If it survives my testing, it's ready for the pack [Final Chorus] This is nature's laboratory Where the truth is written in the morning frost Where every sunrise is a chance to build it better And every sunset shows you what it really cost Nature's laboratory, been my home for nine years Through the doubt and the distance and the fears But I wouldn't trade a single frozen night 'Cause this is how you learn to build something right [Outro] Yeah, this is how you build something right This is nature's laboratory And class is never out [End]
