[Verse]
Men of concrete
boots glued to the gravel
Rebar spine
whole back full of battle
Long days in a dust cloud
lungs turn to rattle
Pay slow crawl
but the pain move agile
Short fuse in my skull
from the 4 a.m. shaking
Cold lunch box
same bread been breaking
Sun cut deep
skin peel and flaking
Clock keep laughing
but the wolf stay waiting
[Chorus]
Long days, short nights
we the men of concrete
No time to eat
no time to sit, no retreat
Life hit heavy
still we keep on keeping on
That is why we do concrete
that is why we do boss life strong
Long days, short nights
we the men of concrete
Hands in the mud
still the mind run high-seat
Life stay hard
still we keep on keeping on
That is why we do concrete boss life
concrete boss life strong
[Verse 2]
Hard hat halo
sweat drip in my vision
Whole crew prison-yard walk
same mission
Foreman talk foul
but the check still missing
We pour floors
til the nerves stop twitching
Phone buzz pocket
kids face on the glass
Miss birthdays
for a slab and a pass
Wife say, “When you home?”
I just mumble “after mass”
Pray the beam don’t drop
pray the truck don’t crash
[Bridge]
Who feed the block
when the block get froze
Who hold the sky up
when the crane stay froze
Who build palaces
never walk through those
We just men of concrete
steel in our bones
[Chorus]
Long days, short nights
we the men of concrete
No time to eat
no time to sleep, on our feet
Life hit heavy
still we keep on keeping on
That is why we do concrete