Verse 1He Couldn’t Wait To Hit The RoadThe Day He Turned 18So Much Fire In His SoulThe Pain Was GasolineOh He Was Headed WestTo Work Out On The RigPay Was Fair And He Was YoungWild, Free And Having FunNow That Boy Is Twenty-FourLife It Is A WreckWe All Know That He’s Blue CollaredProudly Wears It On His ChestChorusYeah He Wears An Old CarharttDaddy Gave To HimAnd He Swears It Keeps Him WarmIn The North Dakota WindOh North Dakota WindVerse 2Well It’s Been Cold As HellUp On Top The RigHe’ll Be Working Seven TwelvesUnder The Stars Until It EndsAnd Now That Boy Is TiredBarely Holdin’ OnAmphetamines They Keep Him GoingBut The Boy We Knew Is GoneChorusYeah He Wears An Old CarharttDaddy Gave To HimAnd He Swears It Keeps Him WarmIn The North Dakota WindOh North Dakota WindVerse 3Now He’s In His Early ThirtiesHe Looks Like He’s Fifty-FiveBanker Came And Got His Dual WheelSince All The Work Went DryOh He Struggles With AddictionHe Is Broken Bruised And WornHe’s Not Working He Is DrinkingNot Drinking He Is TornChorusOh He Wears An Old CarharttDaddy Gave To HimAnd He Swears It Keeps Him WarmIn The North Dakota WindOh North Dakota WindVerse 4Now He Thinks About His HomeThe Rivers And The PinesWishing He Was On The RidgelineWith The Girl He Left BehindOh Man Oh Man He’s WishingHe’s Been Praying For A SignSaying If The Lord Forgives HimHe Will Make It Right This TimeYeah I Wear An Old CarharttMy Daddy Gave To Me
