[Verse 1] Out by the broken gate Smoke on the river road They hit that far-off town And took Old Paul
Left a note on the door Said, "Tell your people wait" But fear don't own the ridge And it don't own fate
[Pre-Chorus] The wire kept sparkin' all night Word spread through the plains One old man in chains Set a whole world into flames
[Chorus] Old Paul, Old Paul We heard that call Old Paul, Old Paul Now the hammer falls Commonwealth stands tall When the bad men crawl Old Paul, Old Paul We ride at dawn (ride at dawn)
[Verse 2] The President shut the map Looked hard at every face Said, "No more burnin' fields No more shame in this place"
He slammed his fist on the desk Till the glass all sang "Bring every able son Bring every iron thing"
[Pre-Chorus] From the mills to the hills From the farms to the dust Every settler's blood Turned hard into trust
[Chorus] Old Paul, Old Paul We heard that call Old Paul, Old Paul Now the hammer falls Commonwealth stands tall When the bad men crawl Old Paul, Old Paul We ride at dawn (ride at dawn)
[Bridge] Let 'em hear the boots come down Let 'em see the line If they want the old man's life They gonna pay in time
No more threats in the dark No more fear in the wire We light the road ahead With a righteous fire
[Final Chorus] Old Paul, Old Paul We heard that call Old Paul, Old Paul Now the hammer falls Commonwealth stands tall When the bad men crawl Old Paul, Old Paul We ride at dawn (ride at dawn)
[Outro] Better run, better run When the horizon wakes Old Paul, Old Paul And the Commonwealth takes back what it makes
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Melodic country with heroic march pulse, mid-tempo swung drums and fingerpicked acoustic guitar under a steady kick; verse rides sparse banjo, muted bass, and gritty storytelling, pre-chorus opens with rising fiddle and handclaps, chorus hits with stacked male-female harmonies and wide steel-guitar swells. Use close-mic lead vocal, group shouts on the hook, short delay throws on key words, and a lifted bridge with tom builds and a final chorus full and bright, cinematic but earthy., country