[Verse 1]
I've been thinking about
My hands bleed
I clock in first light
And I don't quit clean
Blue collar job
In a steel-toe dream
Grease on my thumbs
Dust in my teeth
I carry that weight
Like it carries me
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't tell me about
What you think I need
I know the floor
I know the feed
I hope to become more
Than this tired frame
But tonight I'm just
Learning my name
[Chorus]
My hands bleed, my hands bleed
I keep going, I keep going
Blue collar job, blue collar job
Still I'm growing, still I'm growing
My hands bleed, my hands bleed
But I don't fold, I don't fold
Tired, exhausted, bu—
Still I hold, I still hold
[Verse 2]
Lunch in the cab
Cold fries, black coffee
Mama says pray
Then she text me softly
I've lost some sleep
Chased by the clock
But I saw my son
Take his first bike rock
So I drag through pain
And I drag through rain
Same worn boots
On a new red stain
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't tell me about
Easy roads or grace
I've got calloused hope
Written on my face
I hope to become more
When the sun comes down
Right now I just
Wear this town
[Chorus]
My hands bleed, my hands bleed
I keep going, I keep going
Blue collar job, blue collar job
Still I'm growing, still I'm growing
My hands bleed, my hands bleed
But I don't fold, I don't fold
Tired, exhausted, bu—
Still I hold, I still hold
[Bridge]
When the week cuts deep
And the bills stack high
I stand in the yard
Under a bruised-up sky
I ain't made of gold
I'm made of grit
If I break a little
I don't quit
[Final Chorus]
My hands bleed, my hands bleed
I keep going, I keep going
Blue collar job, blue collar job
Still I'm growing, still I'm growing
My hands bleed, my hands bleed
But I don't fold, I don't fold
Tired, exhausted, bu—
Still I hold, I still hold