Driftin’ Through the Belt

[Intro] [soft engine hum] [light mandolin harmonics] [upright bass enters with playful walking notes] [fiddle answers in short phrases] [vocals professional with new england accent] Stars roll slow past the windshield glass Dust trails glow where the old tugs passed [Verse 1] [mandolin lead picks steady rhythmic pattern] [acoustic guitar soft chop] [upright bass walking pulse] [fiddle fills between lines] Driftin’ through the belt by dawn Chart light blinkin’, coffee on Every stone got a story hid Some pay rent, some just look big Tag the spin and mind the grade Some rocks shine but fools get played Easy now, let scanners sing Luck loves those who notice things [Instrumental Turnaround] [mandolin fast run] [fiddle replies] [bass hop] [guitar chop] [Chorus] [full trio lift] [fiddle soaring counterline] [mandolin bright hook melody] Driftin’ through the belt, my friend Round the curve and out again Rock to rock and seam to seam Chasin’ that impossible dream If the rich vein’s out there still We’ll find it by the stars and skill Driftin’ through the belt tonight Lantern hearts and scanner light [Verse 2] [bass more playful] [mandolin syncopated accents] [fiddle conversational] Passed old claim on Marker Three Nothing there but memory Saw a hauler limpin’ slow Waved hello and let her go Then a glimmer off port side Buried deep where shadows hide Ease her over, kill the thrust Could be fortune… could be dust [Pre-Chorus] [drop to bass + mandolin] [fiddle long sustain] Hold your breath and hold her true Every strike starts with a clue [Chorus] [fuller energy] Driftin’ through the belt, my friend Round the curve and out again Rock to rock and seam to seam Chasin’ that impossible dream If the rich vein’s out there still We’ll find it by the stars and skill Driftin’ through the belt tonight Lantern hearts and scanner light [Breakdown / Instrument Showcase] [mandolin mastery solo] [rapid articulate crosspicking] [fiddle takes over with lyrical run] [upright bass dancing underneath] [guitar percussive support] [Bridge] [half-time feel] [soft bowed fiddle tone] Ain’t just ore we roam to find Some chase gold, we chase the kind Of mornings wide as open sky Where work and wonder both ride by [Final Chorus] [biggest lift] [harmony vocals] [fiddle soaring high] Driftin’ through the belt, my friend Round the curve and out again Rock to rock and seam to seam Chasin’ that impossible dream If the rich vein’s out there still We’ll find it by the stars and skill Driftin’ through the belt tonight Lantern hearts and scanner light [Outro] [mandolin slows] [bass walks downward] [fiddle final phrase like a wave goodbye] [engine hum fades] Next rock waitin’ just ahead…