We left for Alberta, left the east coast
Followed the clouds running west
The highway was long and worn by other fools
Fools like us I guess

We could’ve worked a job closer to home
But never get far ahead
We're out here just long enough to pay our debt
But it hasn’t happened yet

Alberta gold
It's a story we all know
Alberta gold, Alberta gold
Dark black as the coal

There's money in the air, there's cracks in the street
The devil's out on the town
He'll buy us a drink and fill our cup
We're pulling his blood from the ground

Alberta gold
It's a story we all know
Alberta gold, Alberta gold
Dark black as the coal

There's no more boats left in the bay
No young cowboys home on the range

We've been going flat out on a three week stint
We've been working ourselves to the bone
Now we're gonna take a break for just a little while
And catch our flights back home

Alberta gold
It's a story we all know
Alberta gold, Alberta gold
Dark black as the coal

Alberta gold
It's a story we all know
Alberta gold, Alberta gold
Dark black as the coal

There's no more boats left in the bay
No young cowboys home on the range