[Verse 1]
Born on the banks where the smokestacks breathe
Built my name outta rust and teeth
She said love don’t float where the currents shiver
Still I dove straight in that steel river
[Chorus]
Steel river, pullin’ me down
Cold as the truth in a rusted town
Can’t hold nothin’, can’t forgive her
All I got left is that steel river
[Verse 2]
She left boots where the gravel breaks
A smile like salt in old mistakes
Tried to run but my feet just quiver
Stuck knee-deep in that steel river