"Blue Denim & Black Gold" lyrics

Blue denim and black gold was his work uniform
The dirt 'neath his nails
Was hard-earned and well-worn
He meant every minute, he labored with pride
He knew his old man wasn't old when he died

Each day at the rig, he's the first one to show
At the end of the shift, he's the last one to go
No one but the Derricks outworked him because
Blue denim and black gold was the shade of his blood

He saved every dime, but nobody would know
His pockets were lined, but he didn't let it show
He's just biding his time for a woman who knows
The rough diamond behind his blue denim and black gold

One night, as he traveled from work into town
A ruby-haired damsel in distress flagged him down
Him changing her tire sparked a fire by the road
She liked what she saw in blue denim and black gold

Their love was a rose in full bloom by the spring
And she didn't know till that five-carat ring
That she would be married to riches untold
And have silk lace and satin blue denim and black gold

Blue denim and black gold was his work uniform
He cashed in his chips for that angel on his arm
He tinkers on engines and she does the clothes
Lays out for tomorrow, blue denim and black gold