It's Barbwire Tight

Intro
(Acoustic guitar picking, soft fiddle swell, subtle pedal steel bend)
​[Verse 1]
Coffee's black before the sun comes up
Steaming high in an old tin cup
Boot heels ringing on the porch wood floor
Heading out through the kitchen door
Black Angus cattle bunched up by the gate
Got a long day's work and it won't wait
​[Chorus]
It’s barbwire tight and cedar post deep
Checking on the herd while the whole world sleeps
Stretching out wire, chasing down strays
Earning my keep in the dust and the clay
It ain't an easy life, but it’s real clear to see
This patch of ground is making a man out of me
​[Verse 2]
Got a pair of pliers and a roll of wire
Sun beating down like a ring of fire
Old bay horse knows every step to take
Mending every break that the heavy steers make
Hands full of calluses, dirt on my jeans
Living out the lyrics of a cowboy's dreams
​[Chorus]
It’s barbwire tight and cedar post deep
Checking on the herd while the whole world sleeps
Stretching out wire, chasing down strays
Earning my keep in the dust and the clay
It ain't an easy life, but it’s real clear to see
This patch of ground is making a man out of me
​[Guitar Solo]
(Classic pedal steel and fiddle dual solo, mid-tempo twin lead melody)
​[Bridge]
When the sun goes down and the shadows grow long
The wind in the pasture sings a lonesome song
Count up the calves and latch up the pen
Thank the Good Lord, then do it all again
​[Chorus]
It’s barbwire tight and cedar post deep
Checking on the herd while the whole world sleeps
Stretching out wire, chasing down strays
Earning my keep in the dust and the clay
It ain't an easy life, but it’s real clear to see
This patch of ground is making a man out of me
​[Outro]
Yeah, barbwire tight...
Dust and the clay...
(Acoustic guitar fade out with a soft pedal steel sustained note)
​[End]