[Verse 1]
Master Chief in the driver seat
Grease on his hands and clay on his boots
He loves them planes when they cut the sky
Loves them trains when they rattle through
Born up in New York, raised on grit
But he cheers red Sox from the bleachers too
Got a brother named Eric in the backseat grin
And a boat tied up when the workday's through
[Pre-Chorus]
He can tune up a V8 blind
Make an old heart run just fine
But when the bill comes down that line
He vanishes every time
[Chorus]
Master Chief, don't pay the tab
He'll tip his hat and laugh and laugh
Master Chief, that working man
Fix a ride with a wrench in hand
Planes up high, trains roll by
Boats rock slow on the river side
Master Chief, that's how he lives
Runs on pride and knows his tricks
[Verse 2]
He'll patch a fender, he'll weld that frame
He'll get you home in a summer rain
Knows every sound that a motor makes
Like a singer knows a heartbreak
And Eric says, "Man, you're hard to beat"
When the engine coughs, he gets it sweet
Then it's off to the docks by the break of dawn
With a rod and a grin and a radio on
[Pre-Chorus]
He can tune up a V8 blind
Make an old heart run just fine
But when the bill comes down that line
He vanishes every time
[Chorus]
Master Chief, don't pay the tab
He'll tip his hat and laugh and laugh
Master Chief, that working man
Fix a ride with a wrench in hand
Planes up high, trains roll by
Boats rock slow on the river side
Master Chief, that's how he lives
Runs on pride and knows his tricks
[Bridge]
From New York cold to the harbor air
He learned to swing, he learned to stare
At the big league score and the open bay
At a busted axle, he'll make it stay
Eric hollers, "That's my guy!"
And he just smiles, lets it ride
[Chorus]
Master Chief, don't pay the tab
He'll tip his hat and laugh and laugh
Master Chief, that working man
Fix a ride with a wrench in hand
Planes up high, trains roll by
Boats rock slow on the river side
Master Chief, that's how he lives
Runs on pride and knows his tricks