[Verse 1]
Out in the rail yard before the sun,
Steel tracks shimmer, the day's begun.
Loading new cars, one by one,
For a paycheck to bring back home.
[Prechorus]
Hands are calloused, back's near broke,
But there’s pride in every heavy load.
[Chorus]
I’m a rail yard man, just doing my part,
Providing for my family with a steady heart.
A wife at home, a son on the way,
I’ll carry this weight 'til my dying day.
[Verse 2]
She’s in the kitchen, barefoot and kind,
Counting the weeks, we’re marking time.
The baby kicks, she laughs, she cries,
Dreams of the future fill her eyes.
[Prechorus]
The whistle blows, my shift’s complete,
I’m thinking of her as I wipe the grease.
[Chorus]
I’m a rail yard man, just doing my part,
Providing for my family with a steady heart.
A wife at home, a son on the way,
I’ll carry this weight 'til my dying day.