Son of a Hardware Man

Worked my way through schooling, classes such a bore Got my real education in our family’s hardware store Studying my uncles; Artie, Harvey, Stan Learning about life through the eyes of a hardware man Can I help you sir May I help you mam? Helping people solve their problems Son of a hardware man Following his footsteps, daddy's little boy Tools, bolts, nails, screws Workbench full of toys Restore your own home Everything you need Plumbing, fence, electrical, fertilizer, seed Everybody fixing things with their own two hands Handyman's heaven Son of a hardware man And the retail words of wisdom that were drilled into my mind Little did I know they would stand the test of time Never lose your cool ‘cause the customer’s always right Leave ‘em laughing, leave ‘em happy Spread the news of their delight Never do you fight, cause there's only one way to win ""Take the money sonny,"" bring them back again Something isn’t working, take it all apart Before you replace it Try to find the broken part Put it back together It’s a brand new start Mend your leaking faucet Heal your hurting heart Something that’s intangible, mechanics understand Not by choice, just born the Son of a hardware man All you ""Mr. Fix It’s"" wherever you may be Different way of looking, different way to see No such thing as can’t find a way, you can Love a good old puzzle Son of a hardware man