[Verse 1]
Tailgate dents and work-boot scuffs
Sun-baked hands, we’ve had enough
Clock in early, stay too late
Mud on the tires, grease on the plate
Mama says, “Boy, hold your own”
We made a home out of bone and stone
[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t fold
We don’t bend
Hard-luck blood
Runs to the end
Hear that shout
Down the lane
Same old pride
Different name
[Chorus]
We are ugly rods
Ugly rods, nation
Built from grit
And generations
We are ugly rods
Ugly rods, nation
Hands up high
No hesitation
[Verse 2]
Paint chips off the tractor door
Muddy tracks on the kitchen floor
Payday’s small, but the fire stays lit
Every scar says, “Yeah, we did it”
Field by field and mile by mile
We keep that crooked-country smile
[Pre-Chorus]
We don’t fold
We don’t bend
Hard-luck blood
Runs to the end
Hear that shout
Down the lane
Same old pride
Different name
[Chorus]
We are ugly rods
Ugly rods, nation
Built from grit
And generations
We are ugly rods
Ugly rods, nation
Hands up high
No hesitation
[Bridge]
Call it rough
Call it plain
We wear the rain
Like a badge and chain
No gold rings
No big show
Just a whole lotta soul
And a strong back row
[Final Chorus]
We are ugly rods
Ugly rods, nation
Built from grit
And generations
We are ugly rods
Ugly rods, nation
Hands up high
No hesitation
Ugly rods
Ugly rods, nation