[Verse 1]
Sun up on the scaffold
Mud on my boots
Steel in my hands, baby
Welded to these roots
Lafayette to the backroads
Long way from your door
Two little boys got my name
I miss 'em more and more
[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't no clock can hold me
Ain't no rain can shake me loose
I count your laugh like a prayer
While I drive another screw
[Chorus]
Hold on, baby, hold on
We build this house strong
Hold on, baby, hold on
Ain't away for long
For my wife and my two boys
I keep pushing through
Hold on, baby, hold on
I'm coming home to you
[Verse 2]
Concrete on my knuckles
Red clay in my throat
Lunchbox by the tailgate
Faded from the road
One boy wants a race car
One boy wants the moon
I hear them in the hammer
When the workday blooms
[Pre-Chorus]
This hard hat ain't a burden
It's a promise I can use
Every beam I lift up high
Is a roof made for you
[Chorus]
Hold on, baby, hold on
We build this house strong
Hold on, baby, hold on
Ain't away for long
For my wife and my two boys
I keep pushing through
Hold on, baby, hold on
I'm coming home to you
[Bridge]
Fiddle crying like a river
Over cypress and rust
I see your porch light waiting
I see the future in the dust
If my hands stay steady
And my back don't fold
I'll bring that paycheck home
Like a story told
[Chorus]
Hold on, baby, hold on
We build this house strong
Hold on, baby, hold on
Ain't away for long
For my wife and my two boys
I keep pushing through
Hold on, baby, hold on
I'm coming home to you