Set in stone

Verse 1]

Sun comes up, I lace my boots

Dust off that red dirt attitude

Steel tape hangin’ from my side

Another day, another job to grind

Calloused hands and a crooked back

But I don’t ever let the concrete crack

’Cause this ain’t just work I do—

It’s a promise I made to you

I pour that sweat into the ground

So y’all can sleep safe and sound

I build our future block by block

Rain or shine, I punch that clock

I’m a concrete man with a heart that’s home

Makin’ dreams outta rebar and stone

Every hammer swing, every load I throw

I’m buildin’ our life, babe,

Set in stone

Cold lunch break, sittin’ on a beam

Thinkin’ ‘bout you and our baby dream

Drawin’ pictures in my mind

Of that porch swing life, someday in time

They don’t see what’s underneath—

Blood and prayers in that four-inch deep

But I ain’t scared of heavy loads

I just carry ’em home like solid gold

I pour that sweat into the ground

So y’all can sleep safe and sound

I build our future block by block

Rain or shine, I punch that clock

I’m a concrete man with a heart that’s home

Makin’ dreams outta rebar and stone

Every hammer swing, every load I throw

I’m buildin’ our life, babe,

Set in stone

Someday our little boy’ll ask

“How’d we get a life like that?”

I’ll smile and say with pride and grace:

“With a strong back, and your mama’s faith”

I poured that sweat into the ground

So you could run free and proud

Built our love block by block

Never once thought to stop

I’m a concrete man with a heart that’s home

Made this dream outta rebar and stone

Every hammer swing, every load I throw

Built it for you, babe—

Set in stone

Yeah, this life we live ain’t just a home…

It’s love and labor,

Set in stone