THE MAN BEHIND THE STEEL

INTRO

They see the work boots.

They see the calloused hands.

They see the strength.

But strength has a story

most people never ask about.

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VERSE 1

Wake up before the sun comes up,

Coffee in the thermos, last night wasn’t enough.

Clock hits six and the world starts pulling,

Another day breaking backs without warning.

Smiles on the job, jokes by the truck,

But pain don’t show when pride shows up.

Weathered skin, worn-down soul,

But a man keeps moving — that’s the unwritten oath.

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HOOK

They see steel in my hands, steel in my stare,

But they don’t see the load I’m holding there.

I hold the world up while hiding how I feel—

I’m flesh and bone…

but they think I’m steel.

Yeah, I’m breaking sometimes but I never kneel,

’Cause the world needs the man behind the steel.

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VERSE 2

Long days, short pay, bruises like maps,

Bills stack high — no time to collapse.

Phone rings — troubles don’t wait,

But I settle them all with a heart full of faith.

They think strength means never doubt,

Never cry, never speak, never bow.

But storms hit hard when the lights go dim—

Even steel rusts if rain gets in.

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HOOK

They see steel in my hands, steel in my stare,

But they don’t see the load I’m holding there.

I hold the world up while hiding how I feel—

I’m flesh and bone…

but they think I’m steel.

Yeah, I’m breaking sometimes but I never kneel,

’Cause the world needs the man behind the steel.

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BRIDGE

You ever love someone so deep,

you break just to watch them sleep?

You ever hold pain so tight,

it becomes your second heartbeat at night?

A man ain’t stone.

A man ain’t shield.

He just learns to fight

with no sword to wield.

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FINAL HOOK

They see steel in my hands, steel in my stare,

But they don’t see the load I’m holding there.

I hold the world up while hiding how I feel—

I’m flesh and bone…

but they think I’m steel.

And if someday I fall and the truth reveals,

They’ll find a heart — not steel —

But real.