[Verse 1]
Sunup on the yard
Black dust in my teeth
Sleeves stained gray
And the pay stays weak
Garbage truck scars
On my busted hands
Hydraulic whine
Like a curse on demand
I chase the leak
I chase the grind
Every bolt I turn
Steals more of my time
Snap-on in the box
GearWrench in the case
Thousand-dollar habits
That money can’t replace
[Pre-Chorus]
I work till my back breaks
Work till my knees sting
Spend every damn dime
Just to fix one more thing
One more hose
One more thread
One more chance
To get ahead
[Chorus]
Better life, better life
That’s the reason I stay
Better life, better life
I’m paying it day by day
Wrenches up
I don’t fold
I’m buying tomorrow
With what I sold
Better life, better life
Out of this steel and rust
[Verse 2]
My boots got cuts
From the shop floor grit
My fingers know
What a hard day is
Transmission hot
And the frame all bent
I can smell the loss
In the oil I spent
But I keep that kit
Like a sacred chain
Every tool I bought
Was a fight in the rain
Snap-on flash
GearWrench glow
Thousand-dollar dreams
In a rusty glow
[Pre-Chorus]
I work till my back breaks
Work till my knees sting
Spend every damn dime
Just to fix one more thing
One more truck
One more round
One more shot
To turn it around
[Chorus]
Better life, better life
That’s the reason I stay
Better life, better life
I’m paying it day by day
Wrenches up
I don’t fold
I’m buying tomorrow
With what I sold
Better life, better life
Out of this steel and rust
[Bridge]
[Breakdown]
Tell me I’m crazy
Tell me I’m sunk
I’ve been elbow-deep
In another man’s junk
But every scar
And every bill
Builds a life
I can finally fill
[Chorus]
Better life, better life
That’s the reason I stay
Better life, better life
I’m paying it day by day
Wrenches up
I don’t fold
I’m buying tomorrow
With what I sold
Better life, better life
Out of this steel and rust
[Outro]
Steel and rust
Blood and pride
I’ll break my back
But I won’t quit the fight
Better life
Better life
I’m wrenching my way out alive