Those rich silvery mountains
are ruled by
Steven
a truckdriver who's
not scared of speed
for no good reason

He got his truck at 19
and no man has been tougher
since that time
with no real buffer between him and the road
on the narrow silvermine lanes
carrying a silver dollar payload

When it comes to the finish line
the first prize is always Steven's
he rules the game
and has earned the name
Mighty Silver Steve
by avoiding the brakes
takin' the curves
and winning the silver ore mine race

The Stars and Bars fly
on his antenna
for grace and glory
you know, the old Southern Story
just steppin' out of time

The others can't compete
against such a force of nature
as Silver Steve
who leaves them all behind
eatin' silver dust and his old exhaust
pipes' rust

Steve and his
veteran Volvo truck
are never passed
they take first place
and never the last

Both wiinter and summer
it's a race for the company bonus
and it's tons of rich ore
that provides the food on the table
and trips to Honolulu and
Polynesian style fables

Yeah, stepping on the throttle
and staying off the Jim Beam bottle
is what it takes to get to the top
in this game
Silver is good but euros are better to trade
keep on rollin' and don't look back

At the town pub there's a fight every night
and as Bill Clinton once said
When there's a fight you want the Finn
on your side!
after some blackjack and darts
its wrestling or boxing or poker cards
that take place unplanned
but Steve's always to ready to lend a hand
for a buddy
'cause he's a truck drivin' man

Buddy Holly screaming from the
loud speakers and Britt Marie
is tonight's Peggy Sue stunning in the moonshine
in the muddy
field behind the roadhouse away
from the mining crew

In the morning sun
they drive down into the mountain
covered with spruce and pine
to the cool mine
and for some it means leaving
last night's
cold jail cell behind
That's the price you pay
if you want to play with the big boys
in this high stakes silver game

Mighty Silver Steve and his
veteran Volvo truck
never step back
they take first place

on the silver ore mine's lonely track
to destiny,
eternity...