Run Wire

I pull up early, tool bag beat up

Copper in my hands, yeah, I’m wired up

You got leaky pipes? That’s a mess, man

I’d rather chase volts than a wrench in a wet pan

I don’t crawl under sinks in the dark

I don’t chase grease or a broken spark

I don’t swing boards till my back goes sore

I make the whole joint wake when I hit that floor

Shut the main off, watch me move

Clean little cut, that’s the good news

While they’re knee-deep in the old hard grind

I’m on the hot side, one step ahead of time

I’d rather run wire

Than chase that drip

I’d rather run wire

And let the breaker trip

Electrician life

That’s the real gold

(Hot wire, baby)

I’d rather run wire

Than be broke when I’m old

Mechanic hands grease-stained, trapped in the bay

Head in the hood from dawn till pay

Carpenter got sawdust in his throat

Hunting one stud just to keep that place afloat

Operator in the cab, same gray view

Supervisor talking like the floor’s brand new

But I’m on a ladder with the sky in sight

Turning dead walls into power all night

Blue tape, black boots, clean little plan

Find that fault line, fix it by hand

They can keep the headaches, the mud, the noise

I’m the man with the current, I’m the boy with the choice

I’d rather run wire

Than chase that drip

I’d rather run wire

And let the breaker trip

Electrician life

That’s the real gold

(Hot wire, baby)

I’d rather run wire

Than hurting when I’m old

Now don’t get me wrong, somebody’s gotta patch

Somebody’s gotta weld and somebody’s gotta match

But I like that hum when the whole room wakes

One clean flip and the whole place shakes

I’d rather run wire

Than chase that drip

I’d rather run wire

And let the breaker trip

Electrician life

That’s the real gold!

(Hot wire, baby)

I’d rather run wire

I’d rather run wire

I’d rather run wire

And let it roll