an hour into my shift i m covered from head to toe drillin oil from the bottom of the gulf of mexico sun s on the rise sweat rollin black down my face work until i can t move another back breakin typical day i ve weathered waterspouts and hurricanes hailstorms and drivin rain and missin you i ve worked through broken drills and busted hands weeks without seeing dry land and missin you i ll work as hard as any man but until i m home with you again the toughest thing out here that i go through is missin you i lay down on my bed and stare at the picture of you barefoot on the beach lookin at me the way you do i fall asleep with your letter in my hands dream about you until that old whistle starts screamin again i ve weathered waterspouts and hurricanes hailstorms and drivin rain and missin you i ve worked through broken drills and busted hands weeks without seeing dry land and missin you i ll work as hard as any man but until i m home with you again the toughest thing out here that i go through is missin you missing you missing you  i ll work as hard as any man but until i m home with you again the toughest thing out here that i go through is missin you