Saddle Up!

[Huey helicopter blades] [Verse 1] She’s patched with rivets and Vietnam rust Held together by prayers and trust But when she settles through the treetops low That’s the only horse I know Crew chief smokin’ on a Lucky Strike Pilot says, “Ten minutes, boys, hold on tight” Nobody talks when the valley comes ’round Just keep listenin’ to that rotor sound [Chorus] Saddle up, boys, we’re touchin’ down Rotors kickin’ red dirt all around Steel horse carryin’ the weight of us Into the green where shit gets rough Check your ammo, and Check your balls When that door opens, fuck ’em all "Saddle up!" "Saddle up!" [Verse 2] Granddad rode leather across the plains Daddy worked diesel through wind and rain Me, I rode a thunderin’ Huey on in Toward a fight nobody could win Rotor blades where a mane should be Jungle rollin’ like a dark green sea When that steel horse turned for home We were out there on our own [Chorus] Saddle up, boys, we’re touchin’ down Rotors kickin’ red dirt all around Steel horse carryin’ the weight of us Into the green where shit gets rough Check your ammo, and Check your balls When that door opens, fuck ’em all "Saddle up!" "Saddle up!" [Bridge] Now the years have come and gone But some nights that ride into Hell rolls on I can hear that Huey’s turbine moan And see them boys who never made it home When the summer wind stirs up the dust I swear I still hear them say… [Bridge Tag] “Saddle up!” Come on... [Final Chorus] Saddle up, boys, we’re touchin’ down Rotors kickin’ red dirt all around Steel horse carryin’ the weight of us Into the green where shit gets rough Check your ammo, and Check your balls When that door opens, fuck ’em all "Saddle up!" "Saddle up… Yeah boys, saddle up…" [Outro] She’s patched with rivets and Vietnam rust Held together by prayers and trust And every now and then when the wind blows low I still see that horse I know…