From the recording Rootless Seed
Lyrics
Hittin’ Hard Flint
M. Litton
You can break your back and labor in the mines
Or risk your neck and lay it all on the line
But the only gold you’ll likely ever find
Are the sparks of cold steel hittin’ hard flint
Hittin’ hard flint, boy, you’re hittin’ hard flint...
And it’s a 4 in the morning night again
Been out drinkin’ on the dark side
With the moon, stars, shadows, and the midnight wind
I’ll make it home, make it home, make it home, come sunrise
I had a dream, I’s ridin’ on the high plains
I felt the freedom of the wide open range
Her flesh was hot, I’s bleedin’ from a cold pain
Wanted dead or alive, dead or alive, dead or alive...
There was a halo high above the mountains
A great white cloud circled the sky
The kiss of life flowed from a fountain
Through the valley, the valley
Through the valley where she lies
The choice is yours, you can cut the cloth to fit
Play along, pretend and forgot
Or break the mold and go out after it
They may come to stop you
Hell, let ‘em try, let ‘em try, I say let ‘em try...
And make your courage soar up like a rocket
Obey the law that serves your heart and soul
But keep a loaded pistol and your lover’s locket
‘Cause they’ll be waitin’, always waitin’
Awaitin’ wherever you go
You can break your back and labor in the mines
Or risk your neck and lay it all on the line
But the only gold you’ll likely ever find
Are the sparks of cold steel hittin’ hard flint
Hittin’ hard flint, boy, you’re hittin’ hard flint