Beneath the pines I stake my claim
Toil for hours in the snow and rain
Crooked shack of tin and rot
Crouched alone with just my thoughts
Scrape and claw through the red red clay
Curse the night and hate the day
A mile down by kerosene glow
Banner Mountain gonna take my soul
Sweet dreams and American nightmares
In these hills of lies and bones
Sweet dreams and American nightmares
We fools, far from our homes