(Intro) (A station announcement... airlocks opening... then a massive guitar riff.) "Insurance active..." "Undocking permission granted..." "ORE hopes you enjoy the Mackinaw, Miner" (Heavy drums kick in.) (Verse 1) Spent my nights chasing every dream, Selling ore one laser beam, Little by little, load by load, Finally standing on this road. Fresh Orange hull beneath the lights, She looks ready for her first flight, Hands are shaking on the stick, This ain't just another ship. (Pre-Chorus) Every Venture... Every scar... Brought me right to where we are... (Chorus) It's a Mackinaw Mining Morning! Hear those strip miners roar! Everything I've worked for Standing at the docking door! Mackinaw Mining Morning! Raise your coffee high! Today's the day this old dream Finally learns to fly! (Verse 2) Docking crews all step aside, There's a little bit of pride, Not because she's big and new, But because I earned her too. Corp chat lights up one by one, Congrats, brother! Job well done! Now it's time to hit the belt, See how real success has felt. (Pre-Chorus) Steel and patience... Time and sweat... Best investment... I ever made yet... (Chorus) It's a Mackinaw Mining Morning! Hear those strip miners roar! Everything I've worked for Standing at the docking door! Mackinaw Mining Morning! Raise your coffee high! Today's the day this old dream Finally learns to fly! (Bridge) First lock... First beam... Just like I imagined... Then the hold starts filling faster... And I can't stop grinning... (Breakdown) LOCK IT! BURN IT! FILL THAT HOLD! WORK FOR EVERYTHING YOU OWN! NO HANDOUTS! NO LUCK! JUST A WHOLE LOT OF WORK! (Guitar Solo Vs bagpipe Solo) (Fast, triumphant, soaring. The kind of solo that feels like watching your ship leave the station for the first time.) (Final Chorus) It's a Mackinaw Mining Morning! Brighter than the rising sun! Every cycle tells the story Of the work that got it done! Mackinaw Mining Morning! Here's to what's ahead! The best ships aren't the ones you buy... They're the ones you've earned instead! (Outro) "Strip miners active..." "Ore hold capacity... impressive." ... "Heh..." "Let's see what she can do." (The engines spool up as the song fades into the sound of warp.)
