[Verse 1]
I could spit on little nonsense
but I keep my hands on the real
You can call me hard to offend
I just know what’s worth the deal
Got a cracked-up work shirt on
and a hammer in the rain
If it’s small, I let it slide
I don’t feed that kind of flame
Tiny problems, tiny mouths
let ’em bark at the door
I’m too busy breaking sweat
with a pulse and a cause
[Pre-Chorus]
So don’t drag me into the mud
I’m already on my way
If the world gets hot and heavy
I don’t run, I stay
[Chorus]
Not the petty thing
I’m petting the sweaty things
Not the petty thing
I’m petting the sweaty things
Hands on the life that bleeds
Hands on the life that breathes
Not the petty thing
I’m petting the sweaty things
[Verse 2]
Leather on my knuckles
dust on the boot
I’ve seen a lot of ugly
still I tell the truth
If it’s all talk and no weight
I let that one die
But give me the hard days
I’m alive when I try
We can argue over pennies
or we can build a wall
I’d rather grab the wild storm
and make it stand tall
[Pre-Chorus]
So don’t drag me into the mud
I’m already on my way
If the world gets hot and heavy
I don’t run, I stay
[Chorus]
Not the petty thing
I’m petting the sweaty things
Not the petty thing
I’m petting the sweaty things
Hands on the life that bleeds
Hands on the life that breathes
Not the petty thing
I’m petting the sweaty things
[Bridge]
Let the small talk rot
Let the cheap shots fall
I got dirt on my palms
and I want it all
Give me the work
Give me the grind
Give me the fevered truth
and I’ll be fine
[Final Chorus]
Not the petty thing
I’m petting the sweaty things
Not the petty thing
I’m petting the sweaty things
Hands on the life that bleeds
Hands on the life that breathes
Not the petty thing
I’m petting the sweaty things
Petting the sweaty things
Petting the sweaty things