[Verse 1]
Sun's up on the horizon
Steel on my back
Boots full of mud
And I still clock back
Hands split wide open
Knuckles turn white
Clock keeps on smilin'
Like it doesn’t know my pain
[Pre-Chorus]
Feet feel heavy
Like an anchor chain
Every step stays quite
But I stay in the game
[Chorus]
Blue collar grind never dies
(never dies)
Back breakin', but I still rise
(I rise)
Feet hurtin', boots feel mean
(boots feel mean)
Still I make it to the seam
Blue collar grind never dies
(never dies)
I bend, I break, I testify
(testify)
When the day drags me down
I drag it back around
[Verse 2]
Lunch in a paper sack
Reignites my spark
The foreman yells my name
And I lean back in
Saw sparks on the pavement
Sweat in my eyes
Every old scar on me
Tells the same damn lies
[Pre-Chorus]
Feet feel heavy
Like an anchor chain
Every step says quit
But I stay in the game
[Chorus]
Blue collar grind never dies
(never dies)
Back breakin', but I rise
(I rise)
Feet hurtin', boots feel mean
(boots feel mean)
Still I make it to the seam
(keep it mean)
Blue collar grind never dies
(never dies)
I bend, I break, I testify
(testify)
When the day drags me down
I drag it back around
[Bridge]
I ain't made of gold
I ain't made of stone
I'm made of busted days
And a will of bone
If the floor gives way
I'll still stand my ground
Hear that old chain clank
That's my heart beat sound
[Final Chorus]
Blue collar grind never dies
(never dies)
Back breakin', but I rise
(I rise)
Feet hurtin', boots feel mean
(boots feel mean)
Still I make it to the seam
(keep it mean)
Blue collar grind never dies
(never dies)
I bend, I break, I testify
(testify)
When the day drags me down
I drag it back around
Blue collar grind never dies
(never dies)
Yeah, I live it loud
I survived