It's 5 a.m. in the mornin
And my boots still soaked from the day before
The sun is rising just as early
To start heating up that forest floor
Still going out on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
Still going out on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
My muscles are aching, my face is dirty
Thank God I'm with my best friends
There's constant complaining and joking
About when this deployment's gonna end
There's ten days left on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
There's ten days left on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
My loved one's waiting for me at home
She's counting down the days on her phone
It doesn't seem fair I'm with twenty of my friends
And she's stuck at home all alone
But one day I'll leave this life behind
And I'll find a job a little closer to home
One thing I'll know, I'll miss the line
That we grinded on for so long
Still going out on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
Still going out on this line
Out on the line, oh, out on the line
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