From the recording Before The Highway Came Through

Lyrics

As the dew drips off the leaves we’re getting started
Never had to work this hard to get my pay
50 cents a bucket and a dream of independence
30 years later it seems like nothing’s changed

Even though the cost was small it might as well been a stack of diamonds
When your back’s against the wall there’s no way out
Unless you can find it.
Been here for way too long why the hell would we look behind us
No matter how strong everybody’s got a Bucket Ina
No matter how strong everybody’s got a Bucket Ina

Catching some sleep below sketchy Jeff in Amarillo
Asked myself a thousand times how the hell’d I end up here
Well I’m a damn mess but baby my hair is perfect
Lets throw it all away and find ourselves a beer