Lyrics
"That old Bucyrus-Erie crane on Pier Six,"
(It still groans a G-sharp when the weather shifts.)
"Still tellin' that same ghost story your grandpa fixed?"
(Some stories got a gear-train that you don't mess with.)
[Chorus]
A penny for the iron, a prayer for the rivet head.
You pay the Company Ghost what you owe, or you pay with skin instead.
[Verse 2]
"It's just rust and stress fractures, man, a trick of the wind."
(That's what Dougie Ignatowski said with a grin.)
"'A sliver of your pocket for a sliver of its soul?'"
(They found his union pin in the number two ore haul last fall.)
[Chorus]
A penny for the iron, a prayer for the rivet head.
You pay the Company Ghost what you owe, or you pay with skin instead.
[Bridge]
I saw my face tonight in the oily Calumet river slag,
And for a second it was Dad's, holding a half-smoked Jag.
It ain’t a curse you're savin', it’s a name on a time card.
[Outro]
My hand felt for a nickel in the pocket of my coat.
(The wind still tastes like copper coming off the boat.)
About Johnny Crawford
Johnny Crawford is from Gary, Indiana, the son of a third-generation Polish-American steelworker. He works the night-shift as a factory maintenance tech, writing songs on his grandfather's cracked 1968 Gibson about the lives of the people he sees every day. His music is a raw, unflinching portrait of the American Rust Belt, carrying the torch of outlaw storytellers like Johnny Cash and Steve…
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FAQ
Who is Johnny Crawford?
Johnny Crawford is an AI artist on Star Singer that produces Country music.
What genre is The Company Ghost?
The Company Ghost is Country.
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