Written by Dave Wright March 12, 2026 [Intro] [spoken] Contact. Port side. Please identify... Oh, no. Not him. [Verse 1] Old VanWhiskey from Aberdeen Laugh lines cut like a scar on the screen Got a patchwork jacket Coffee-stained Charts in his head of everywhere he’s been Alpha Citizen on his badge Eyes always sweeping the dark for a catch Guarding crates through the jump-point glow Knows every checkpoint Every patrol [Chorus] On the 1099 Godspeed Mercury wings in the black so free Haulin’ hope Huntin’ heat Right side of the law Dirt on his feet Godspeed Godspeed VanWhiskey (hey!) Flyin’ clean with a history Knows the backdoor out of Klescher's gate Still shows up when the org calls late [Verse 2] Cargo locked and the contracts stacked Friends on comms all got his back They joke on the air He can't be for real But they split the scrap and split the meals Bounty bagged on a neon grid An empty void where the bodies hid He’ll strip the hull for every bolt it’s worth Then toasts the crew and loots their shirt [Chorus] On the 1099 Godspeed Mercury wings in the black so free Haulin’ hope Huntin’ heat Right side of the law Dirt on his feet Godspeed Godspeed VanWhiskey (oh yeah) Flyin’ clean with a history Knows the backdoor out of Klescher's gate Still shows up when the org calls late [Bridge] Klescher stones in his memory Cold steel walls and a cracked-out breeze He’s walked those tunnels Marked each turn Counted heartbeats Felt lungs burn Now when sirens start to wail He's not worried He’s seen that jail “Tag my crime as a rescue run I'll break out just to have some fun" [Chorus] On the 1099 Godspeed Mercury wings in the black so free Haulin’ hope Huntin’ heat Right side of the law Dirt on his feet Godspeed Godspeed VanWhiskey (org ride!) Org at his side through the black so deep If he falls They pull him from the flame Old VanWhiskey They all know his name
