Dry Dock War

[Intro]

[Verse]
Steel-toe boots on the dry dock floor,
busting out ass but the bosses want more.
Welders light the fire, electricians pull the wire,
Painters sweat have the fumes get them higher.

[Chorus]
Hard hats shine under rain filled nights,
Bosses sit while we fight the fight.
Promises break like a rusty chain,
They take the gold, we take the pain.

[Bridge]
Hammers talk in a Morse code beat,
Pipefitters hum to the heat’s retreat.
Labor’s song in the welder’s flame,
They know our names but not our pain.

[Verse]
Deck plates ring with a hollow sound,
Empty words when the union’s down.
Push us hard, cash the check,
Turn their backs when we flex.

[Pre-Chorus]
From dawn till the moon’s first glow,
Every bolt, every wire we know.
They call it work, we call it war,
Sweat and blood on the dry dock floor.

[Chorus]
Hard hats shine under rain fild nights,
Bosses sit while we fight the fight.
Promises break like a rusty chain,
They take the gold, we take the pain.

[Outro]

[Violin Solo]
Painfully losing our war

Rap meets country, upbeat but slightly angry and sad. Male deep voice southern accent