Whiteside Lunatic

WHITESIDE Steel town psycho CALI LUNATIC Hook (x3) Steel town psycho, raised in the fire Blue collar blood, barbed wire desire Friday night lights got the whole town wired Pop Warner dreams, never really retire Steel town psycho, dirt in my veins Rust on my hands, sweat and the pain Sunday prayers but we still raise Cain Small town ghosts still scream my name Verse 1 (16 bars) Born where the mills spit smoke in the sky Lunch pail kid, learned early don’t cry Daddy worked nights, came home half-dead Mama said “boy keep your faith instead” Boots on the porch, mud on the floor Screen door slammin’, hear the old Ford roar Friday night lights, whole town shut down Bleachers packed out, yeah we hold that crown Pop Warner Sundays, helmet too big Dreamin’ ‘bout the league as a skinny lil kid Coaches yellin’, “hit ‘em, don’t think!” Now it’s beer on my breath and a dip in my lip Railroad tracks where we raised some hell First fight, first love, first trip to jail Steel in my spine, never learned to fold Just a small town psycho with a heart of gold Bridge 1 We don’t leave, nah we just get older Same streets, just a little bit colder Same dreams but the weight get heavier Steel town soul, yeah it’s buried forever Hook (x2) Steel town psycho, raised in the fire Blue collar blood, barbed wire desire Friday night lights got the whole town wired Pop Warner dreams, never really retire Steel town psycho, dirt in my veins Rust on my hands, sweat and the pain Sunday prayers but we still raise Cain Small town ghosts still scream my name Verse 2 (16 bars) Graveyard shift, hear the whistle blow Molten glow got the whole yard glowin’ Hands stay cut, yeah the grind don’t stop Tick-tock life on a broke-down clock Union talk in a smoke-filled room Old heads swear this town’s doomed But we still show up, punch that card Back bent heavy but we play it hard Friday paycheck, gone by night Cheap beer buzz, fistfight lights Jukebox hummin’ some outlaw tune Neon flicker under a blood-red moon Sunday mornin’, preacher man shout Half the town still passin’ out But we bow our heads, try to repent Steel town sinners with good intent Bridge 2 It’s a cycle, can’t break free Same damn road since ‘93 Dreams get lost in factory haze Still we fight through them rusted days Hook (x2) Steel town psycho, raised in the fire Blue collar blood, barbed wire desire Friday night lights got the whole town wired Pop Warner dreams, never really retire Steel town psycho, dirt in my veins Rust on my hands, sweat and the pain Sunday prayers but we still raise Cain Small town ghosts still scream my name Verse 3 (16 bars) Now I’m grown with a kid of my own Same dirt road, same cracked home Teach him throwin’ like my dad did me Under them lights where the whole town sees Pop Warner chants in the autumn air Mama in the stands sayin’ her prayer I see myself in his reckless eyes Steel town curse never really dies Mill shut down but the scars remain Empty lots and the pouring rain But we still got pride, can’t take that away Even when the jobs all fade to gray Friday nights still light that spark Even when the town feels cold and dark I’m that psycho they warned about Steel town bred, ain’t no way out Bridge 3 (Outro) From the fire to the dust we roam No matter where, this steel town home Blood, sweat, rust, and pain We live, we die, then rise again Hook (Final) Steel town psycho, raised in the fire Blue collar blood, barbed wire desire Friday night lights got the whole town wired Pop Warner dreams, never really retire Steel town psycho, dirt in my veins Rust on my hands, sweat and the pain Sunday prayers but we still raise Cain Small town ghosts still scream my name 🔥