Blue Collar - Jonathan Hutcherson

We were just river kids Pickin' up stones like David did Watchin' them long necks break off of Freight Train Bridge We went to church in a Detroit car Our daddies drank draft at the local bar With an achin' back just like old granddad did And we like cold keg beer and fixin' up trucks Old bird dogs and the woman we love Maxwell House steamin' out of a coffee cup We say our prayers, send 'em to the sky Bust our backs, barely getting by Carolina to California, up to Illinois Yeah, there's guys like us Blue collar boys We're the white paint peeling off a picket fence The rust stains covering a Craftsman wrench When the sun's coming up, you can bet we're clocking in Cash our paycheck, two day break, and do it again We like cold keg beer and fixin' up trucks Old bird dogs and the woman we love Maxwell House steamin' out of a coffee cup We say our prayers, send 'em to the sky Bust our backs, barely getting by Carolina to California, up to Illinois Yeah, there's guys like us Blue collar boys We're worn out boots and old Levi's The wind behind the Stars and Stripes And we like cold keg beer and fixin' up trucks Old bird dogs and the woman we love Maxwell House steamin' out of a coffee cup We say our prayers, send 'em to the sky Bust our backs, barely getting by Carolina to California, up to Illinois Yeah, there's guys like us Yeah, there's guys like us Blue collar boys Blue collar boys

I've seen them out at Soco, they're pounding 16 penny nails Truckers on the interstate have been known to ride the rails Sweat is beating on the brow, can't keep these fellas down 'Cause these damned blue-collared tweekers They're runnin' this here town I knew a man who hung drywall, he hung it mighty quick A trip or two to the blue room would help him do the trick His foreman pat him on the back whenever he would come around 'Cause these dammed blue-collar tweekers They're beloved in this here town Now the union boys are there to protect us from all the corporate type While curious George's drug patrol is out here hunting snipe Now they try to tell me different, but you know I ain't no clown 'Cause these damned blue-collar tweekers They're the backbone of this town Now the flame that burns twice as bright, burns only half as long My eyes are growing weary as I finalize this song So sit back and have a cup o' joe and watch the wheels go round 'Cause these damned blue-collar tweekers They have always run this town They run, they run They run They run, they run Yeah-yeah-yeah

Cherry Coke and Sonic ice Church parking lot getting lost in your eyes You and me in streetlight buzz We know where to go so we park just because My hands on you and your hands on me Every touch is a time machine Close our eyes and we're 17 Feels good to feel like The whole world's waiting on the tip of my tongue While I kiss you in the dark till the moon finds sun Never felt that way when I'm holding someone Like we're always gonna be, always gonna be young Singing that song at the top of our lungs Got a couple billion stars and I'm staring at one Watching time unwind right here in front of us Like we're always gonna be, always gonna be young Always gonna be young, always gonna be young Let the wind just make our plans Up in the air, we don't care where we land We'll always take the long way home Every road, every ride, baby tonight The whole world's waiting on the tip of my tongue While I kiss you in the dark till the moon finds sun Never felt that way when I'm holding someone Like we're always gonna be, always gonna be young Singing that song at the top of our lungs Got a couple billion stars and I'm staring at one Watching time unwind right here in front of us Like we're always gonna be, always gonna be young Always gonna be young, always gonna be young Always gonna be young, always gonna be young Got my hands on you and your hands on me Every touch is a time machine Feels like you got me thinking we Are always gonna be, always gonna be young The whole world's waiting on the tip of my tongue While I kiss you in the dark till the moon finds sun Never felt that way when I'm holding someone Like we're always gonna be, always gonna be young Singing that song at the top of our lungs Got a couple billion stars and I'm staring at one Watching time unwind right here in front of us Like we're always gonna be, always gonna be young The whole world's waiting on the tip of my tongue While I kiss you in the dark till the moon finds sun Never felt that way when I'm holding someone Like we're always gonna be, always gonna be young

Everybody's quittin' on things these days Falling for the shine of the easy way Ain't a lot of giving everything it takes Anymore and the more I look around Could use some more goin' when the goin' gets tough Less throwing in the towel when you've had enough What happened to the rollin' them sleeves up? Girl, I don't like the sound of that We ain't goin' down like that When it's said and done, we've had our run I wanna say, "We gave it all" No matter what the world say we don't gotta cave in Let's dance a dance, let's make a stand Let's take a swing like wrecking balls Oh, let's keep the faith when the stakes are high In the darkest days, in the dead of night And in the name of love We'll put on our gloves and fight Girl I know you like I know me And you ain't scared to dig down deep We trust the break through we can't see We know what's coming if we keep on keeping on rolling like this Smiling like that No one giving up didn't get us where we're at When it's said and done, we've had our run I wanna say, "We gave it all" No matter what the world say we don't gotta cave in Let's dance a dance, let's make a stand Let's take a swing like wrecking balls Oh, let's keep the faith when the stakes are high In the darkest days, in the dead of night And in the name of love We'll put on our gloves And fight, and fight For what's real and true and good and right Baby, let's sought on it back tonight When it's said and done We've had our run I wanna say, "We gave it all" No matter what the world say Yeah, we don't gotta cave in Let's dance a dance, let's make a stand Let's take a swing like wrecking balls Let's keep the faith when the stakes are high In the darkest days, in the dead of night In the name of love We'll put on our gloves and fight