Daylight on the Ohio, water moving slow
Huntington stretching awake, riverfront fading gold
Pullman Square quiet, a trash truck making rounds
A cup of gas station coffee and that first radio sound
Hound gear cutting through like it always does
Marshall signs in the headlights on an early run
United States 60 rolling past Barboursville Park
Huntington Mall lights way off, still glowing in the dark
From Milton over to Ona, down them Salt Rock bends
Liz H to Lavalette, and the shift begins
No spotlight, no parade
Just steady hands when folks are afraid
Cabell County, hold that line
From the riverfront lights to the county line
When the tones drop low and the night runs long
We show up steady, we keep it calm
Every back road, every hard call
Cabell County Sheriff's Department, yeah, we hold that line
Barboursville after a game, traffic inching by
Cabell Midland buses lined up, mornings rolling right
Huntington High out front, kids laughing loud
Then a call cuts in and the world turns down
Welfare check on a hill road, porch light dead
You knock and wait, and keep your head
Domestic down a long driveway, voices sharp, baby crying inside
You step in slow, give space, get it back to right
Overdose in the West End, breathing running thin
Narcan ready, prayer under your breath, you bring them back again
You don't rush, you don't assume
Every choice matters in every room
Cabell County, hold that line
Through river fog, through flashing signs
If you call for help, we're on the way
No questions asked, we just arrive
From Milton roads to Huntington nights
Cabell County Sheriff's Department, yeah, we hold that line
Gandol late and quiet, train horn far away
Blue lights on that river road where the night won't say
Ritter Park after dark, boots on gravel slow
Somebody missing and you don't go fast, you don't let it go
A wreck on Interstate 64, rain on the glass
You set the scene, move the traffic, let the worst thing pass
Floodwater creeping up when that storm line comes
You check on the old folks first before you head home
Cabell County, hold that line
From Four Pole Creek to the Ohio side
From Barboursville lights to Huntington streets
We do it steady, we keep it peace
No glory chase, no stage to find
Cabell County Sheriff's Department, yeah, we hold that line
Radio low, river still
County breathes for now, but the line's held