Smoke on My Wages

一首 102 BPM 的 Country Rock / Outlaw Country 粗粝男声歌。主歌像夜班刚散的停车场，slide guitar 和 stomp-clap 鼓点把灰尘往前推；副歌把「工资上的烟、名字里的尘」唱成蓝领牛仔的硬脾气。

本期参考 @billyraycarterrecords 账号近作的 Country Rock / Soul & Blues、#outlawcountry、#bluecollar 语境，但音乐与歌词为原创，不复刻具体原曲旋律或歌词。参考入口：Billy Ray Carter TikTok 主页、American Woman by Billy Ray Carter、Get out of my way。

[Verse 1] Five-thirty bell and the yard goes black Coffee gone cold in a paper sack Steel-toe rhythm on a gravel floor Boss man hollers, I can give him more

[Pre-Chorus] But my hands know the weight of a losing bet And my boots know roads I ain't paid for yet

[Chorus] I got smoke on my wages Dust in my name A hard luck halo And a gasoline flame If the gates swing open I won't walk tame I got smoke on my wages And fire in my veins

[Verse 2] Red bandana on the rearview glass One more mile till the bad years pass Radio preaching in a busted tone Says every saint had to stand alone

[Pre-Chorus] I don't ask the night for an easy sign I just cut my teeth on the yellow line

[Chorus] I got smoke on my wages Dust in my name A hard luck halo And a gasoline flame If the gates swing open I won't walk tame I got smoke on my wages And fire in my veins

[Bridge] Lay that hammer down Let the thunder roll I ain't selling my scars For a clean white soul

[Final Chorus] I got smoke on my wages Dust in my name A hard luck halo And a gasoline flame If the gates swing open I won't walk tame I got smoke on my wages And fire in my veins

[Outro] Smoke on my wages Fire in my veins