[Intro]
Hard hat halo
Steel toe crown
We built this block
From the mud on down (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Sun ain’t up, but we out that door
Thermos coffee, back still sore
Rebar cage and a chalk white line
Clock in blood, not just punch that time
Boots in dust, that orange vest glow
Rain or shine, that mixer roll slow
Backpack dreams, but the load stay heavy
Wheel that barrow, arms rock steady (uh)
No suit, just scars on the knuckle
Whole crew talk in grit and muscle
Blueprint blues in the foreman’s trailer
Laugh through pain, we don’t fear failure
[Chorus]
We the Men of Concrete
Dirty hands, clean money
Long days, short sleep
Still we laugh when it ain’t funny
Never know when we goin’ home
But we proud of every stone
Stress free in this grind we trust
We turn wet gray dreams into dust (yeah)
We the Men of Concrete
[Verse 2]
Pour that slab till the street stop lookin’
Steam in the air, that mix stay cookin’
Trowel like a razor, edge that line
Write our story in the set and the shine
Calloused palms, but the heart beat gold
Every crack tell a tale we told
From the curb to the tower in the sky
Name on the check, but it’s us who rise
Kids at the window watch us pave
We lay paths that their feet gon’ save
From the trench to the skyline view
This hard life feel like a blessing too (yeah)
[Chorus]
We the Men of Concrete
Dirty hands, clean money
Long days, short sleep
Still we laugh when it ain’t funny
Never know when we goin’ home
But we proud of every stone
Stress free in this grind we trust
We turn wet gray dreams into dust (uh)
We the Men of Concrete
[Bridge]
Hands all cracked, but the soul stay fresh
Heart stay light in a world so stressed
Love this life, even through that pain
Every pour wash away that rain (hey!)
[Chorus]
We the Men of Concrete
Dirty hands, clean money
Long days, short sleep
Still we laugh when it ain’t funny
Never know when we goin’ home
But we proud of every stone
From the first cold pour to the last late light
We built this world, we gon’ sleep alright
We the Men of Concrete (Men of Concrete)