Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Five in the morning the truck won't start
Randy's already talking 'bout his ex-wife
Third cup of coffee he's wired tight
Claims he can smell a leak from a mile out
[Pre-Chorus]
Then there's Dale who never speaks
Just nods and grunts and eats his sandwich slow
And Mike who talks for three
About a weld he did in '92
[Chorus]
Welcome to the pipeline
Where the mud never dries
Welcome to the pipeline
Sixteen hours of lies
Somebody's always sleeping
Somebody's always mad
Welcome to the pipeline
Best job I never had
[Verse 2]
Bobby sings along to nothing at all
Off-key ballads in the ditch all day
Kenny hides his phone inside his boot
Swears the foreman's watching every move
[Pre-Chorus]
Then there's Luis who prays out loud
When the pressure gauge starts creeping high
And Chuck who's always gone
Somewhere smoking where the rules don't reach
[Chorus]
Welcome to the pipeline
Where the mud never dries
Welcome to the pipeline
Sixteen hours of lies
Somebody's always sleeping
Somebody's always mad
Welcome to the pipeline
Best job I never had
[Bridge]
Hank collects the bolts he finds
Lines them up like trophies on his dash
Gary argues with the radio
Like the host can hear him through the glass
[Guitar Solo]
[Breakdown]
Same crew
Same dirt
Same joke
Every day
[Chorus]
Welcome to the pipeline
Where the mud never dries
Welcome to the pipeline
Sixteen hours of lies
Somebody's always sleeping
Somebody's always mad
Welcome to the pipeline
Best job I never had
[Chorus]
Welcome to the pipeline
Sunburn and diesel and grit
Welcome to the pipeline
I'd quit if I knew how to quit
Somebody's always sleeping
Somebody's always mad
Welcome to the pipeline
Best job I never had