Flaming Gorge
Eighteen and feline lean
Headed for all those places I've never seen
As I hit the road with a big grin
Setting out so I will win
In a place, I have never been
I must not be late
I have a job that awaits
After the interview, I pretty much knew
What I would do
I will be in a place where the sky is so blue
With a bunch Of people, I barely knew
As we get on our way they say
Won't be back for twenty-five days
We get paid for every hour we are awake
Now I'm wondering if they aren't fake
Arriving in remote places
Hope I can handle these paces
Up all night till morning light
Didn't feel quite right
As we left the job site
I thought about being up all night
Until the job is done
The money is great but I am spun
Nothing about this job was any fun
Off to another place with crazy Kevin
Not aware that soon I would be headed for heaven
Climbing up Flamming Gorge
It's easy to see why its so high
When we cross the peek
Everything looked so bleak
As we lost the bakes
No kidding this was for all the stakes
Why must I pay for Kevin's mistake
As I open the door when I felt
The truck slide even more
Side to side what a hell of a ride
I'm just glad we did not turn
The truck into a glide
I can't hide behind I was scared
To get to the bottom side
When the truck stopped I popped out the door
To chalk this truck so it would roll no more
Copyright © Jack Cooper | Year Posted 2018
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