I'm a Roughneck (Country Music / Blue Collar Anthem)

I'm a Roughneck by Jake Wilder Creator Usage & Free Licensing Terms This track is free to use in your own YouTube videos, livestreams, and creative projects! All I ask is that you credit the track in your description to help support the music    / @tomwiles  . Music: "I'm a Roughneck" by Jake Wilder Free to use with credit: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@tomwiles⁩ Track Details Artist: Jake Wilder Genre: (Country / Blue Collar Anthem) #countrymusic #RoyaltyFreeMusic #JakeWilder #IndieMusic #streamsafemusic Lyrics [Verse 1] Sun ain't up when I hit the floor Steel toes ringing on the iron stair The rig is humming like it always does And the smell of diesel's in the air I ain't got a desk, I ain't got a tie I got calluses that tell my name I work the tongs on the drill floor, boys And I wouldn't trade it for a suit-and-tie game [Chorus] I'm a roughneck, I work the rig Fourteen days on, then I head back home I make my living with a chain and a grip Where the wind cuts hard and the mud is stone They can laugh at the grease on my jeans But I keep the lights on in this town I'm a roughneck, and I stand tall When the derrick goes up, I don't back down [Verse 2] My daddy worked this patch before me My granddaddy drilled the first well We ain't rich and we ain't famous But we got stories that the old men tell The pay ain't easy and the nights are long The winter'll freeze the sweat on your brow But when that well comes in and the oil starts to flow You know every bit of it was earned somehow [Chorus] I'm a roughneck, I work the rig Fourteen days on, then I head back home I make my living with a chain and a grip Where the wind cuts hard and the mud is stone They can laugh at the grease on my jeans But I keep the lights on in this town I'm a roughneck, and I stand tall When the derrick goes up, I don't back down [Bridge] They call us oilfield trash in the city But they fill their tanks with what we do Every mile that they drive in comfort Was paid for by a roughneck crew So tip your hat when you pass the rig We're the ones that keep this country running Out here in the dust and the diesel and the din We're the backbone of the whole damn thing [Final Chorus] I'm a roughneck, I work the rig Fourteen days on, then I head back home I make my living with a chain and a grip Where the wind cuts hard and the mud is stone They can laugh at the grease on my jeans But I keep the lights on in this town I'm a roughneck, and I stand tall When the derrick goes up, I don't back down Proud to be a roughneck, and I stand my ground