[Verse 1]
Clock hits six
Steel-toe boots in a row
Coffee breath
Bad jokes
Same old TV glow
Issac leans back
Says “you can’t say nothin’ these days”
But he still says it anyway
In twelve creative ways
[Chorus]
I’m stuck on this line with the “good ol’ boys”
Laughin’ at hate like it’s cheap beer joy
If HR heard
They’d burn this place
But out in the shop it’s a safe space for racists
Yeah
Swing that wrench
Wave that flag
Blame the world
Then punch your tag
They say “we ain’t racist
We’re just sayin’ things”
(yeah you are)
Sounds like HR training with a twang
[Verse 2]
Jason’s got memes
On a cracked old phone
Sends ‘em in the group chat
On company time alone
Says “lighten up
Man
It’s just dark humor
See?”
Funny how the joke
Always points away from me
[Chorus]
I’m stuck on this line with the “good ol’ boys”
Laughin’ at hate like it’s cheap beer joy
If HR heard
They’d burn this place
But out in the shop it’s a safe space for racists
Yeah
Swing that wrench
Wave that flag
Blame the world
Then punch your tag
They say “we ain’t racist
We’re just sayin’ things”
(uh-huh)
Sounds like HR training with a twang
[Bridge]
David’s got a bumper sticker
On his lifted truck
Talks about “freedom”
And “closing doors” and “us”
Says “I’d never judge
I just tell it like it is”
Man
If that’s the truth
I’ll take a gentle little fib (hey!)
[Chorus]
I’m stuck on this line with the “good ol’ boys”
Laughin’ at hate like it’s cheap beer joy
If HR heard
They’d burn this place
But out in the shop it’s a safe space for racists
Yeah
Swing that wrench
Wave that flag
Blame the world
Then punch your tag
They say “we ain’t racist
We just say what we think”
Well
Buddy if it walks and talks like that
It probably stinks
[Outro]
So I clock my time
Keep my head down
Sing
Pick this guitar
‘Bout the wildest thing
Isn’t the sparks
Or the forklifts flyin’ past
It’s hearin’ three wrong dudes
Say “we fixed it
Racism’s past” (oh yeah)