Track 9 of the album Forged in Rust · 2009
Steel Toe Lullaby
by Iron Marrow
“My father's boots by the kitchen door. This is the slow, heavy ballad we write for every record, and it started here.”
metal · power ballad · doom metal · 4:58
Lyrics
My father's boots by the kitchen door Steel toes scuffed from the factory floor He'd hum me to sleep with the engine's drone Tired hands carrying me home I didn't know what the long shift cost I only knew when his hands were warm Now I lace up the same old boots And I hum the tune he knew Sing it low, sing it slow Steel toe lullaby Sing it loud, sing it proud For the ones who work through the night Sing it low, sing it slow Carry it on A steel toe lullaby Till the morning comes The whistle blows at the break of day He kisses the top of my head and goes I count the steps down the gravel road Until I can't hear them anymore Sing it low, sing it slow Steel toe lullaby Sing it loud, sing it proud For the ones who work through the night Sing it low, sing it slow Carry it on A steel toe lullaby Till the morning comes Thank you for the long hours Thank you for the weary bones Every song I ever sing Is a way of coming home Sing it low, sing it slow Steel toe lullaby Sing it loud, sing it proud For the ones who work through the night Sing it low, sing it slow Carry it on A steel toe lullaby Till the morning comes Till the morning comes Till the morning comes