i'm a hard workin' man
i wear a steel hard hat
i can ride, rope, hammer and paint
do things with my hands that most men can't
i can't get ahead no matter how hard i try
i'm gettin' really good at barely gettin' by
got everything i own
by the sweat of my brow
from my four-wheel drive to my cowboy boots
i owe it all to my blue collar roots
i feel like i'm workin' overtime on a runaway train
i've got to bust loose from this ball and chain
[chorus:]
i'm a hard, hard workin man
i got it all on the line
for a peace of the promised land
i'm burnin' my candle at both ends
'bout the only way to keep the fire goin'
is to outrun the wind
come friday night
i like to party hard
i carry on with the cadillac cuties
spend my whole week's pay on some weekend beauty
come monday mornin' i'm the first to arrive
i ain't nothin' but business from nine till five
[repeat chorus]
i can't wait to get up in the mornin'
and do it all over again
well i'm a hard livin', hard workin' man |