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Derrick Lights

from All The Pretty Horses by LET THEM ROAR

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Booming, busting… when the derrick lights flicker out in Western Colorado, well-paid migrant workers of the energy industry will head off to another hot spot. But it won’t be home.

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Lyrics:

Class B license work
Driving dual trannie trucks all day
To drilling rigs and loading bays
Lots of overtime to make my pay
They think I’m old at 55
They think I’m quiet most the time



And I like to drive at night
Just to see the derrick lights
I like to drive at night
Just to see the derrick lights



It’s a pretty fine stretch of land
Like to own a piece of it someday
But I’m sending too much take home pay
To kids and an ex-wife in L.A.
Every check I send home in the mail
To a love that long since failed



And I like to drive at night
Just to see those derrick lights
I like to drive at night
Just to see those derrick lights



Biloxi, Fairbanks, Baton Rouge, Midland
Booming, busting, moving on again

Been living here a couple years
Never thought I’d ever call it home
And I lay my head down west of town
In a man camp that the company owns
Some days just feels like doing time
But you come and go anytime you like



And I like to drive at night
Just to see the derrick lights
I like to drive at night
Just to see the derrick lights
Yeah I like to drive at night

credits

from All The Pretty Horses, released December 19, 2013
Olivia Pevec – Singing
Frank Gayer Martin – Guitar, singing
Mateo Sandáte – Guitar
Ashton Taufer – Upright Bass
Aaron Taylor – Drums
Greg Cooperman – Accordion
Sophia Clark - Singing

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LET THEM ROAR Carbondale, Colorado

LET THEM ROAR weaves mountain folk into a soulful tapestry of roots, rock, and raw improvisations. A group bent on bringing their hearts to the stage and sharing the purpose of their lives.

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