A Blue Collared Story

A poor boy grew up in a trailer in the woods A Bible and a belt taught him what's bad and what's good He worked hard on his land but in class he gave no damns And that's just the start of his story A blue collared boy On graduation day well he wore that cap with pride Brought up by a system that'd let him down for his whole life He loved God and his country but he worked too hard to see Uncle Sam don't give a single damn For a blue collared boy like me He's been let down one too many times Workin sixty hours a week and he don't ever see a dime Between bills and bail it's a living hell and he's barely getting by But he still holds his head high Cause he's a blue collared boy until the day he dies With a baby on the way the boy grips that bottle tight He wonders where he went wrong and why life's a constant fight He's never done nothing to no one and always obeys the rules It just seems like you can never win When your collar is blue He's been let down one too many times Workin sixty hours a week and he don't ever see a dime Between bills and bail it's a living hell and he's barely getting by But he still holds his head high Cause he's a blue collared boy until the day he dies Well his hands are hard and wrinkled and his face is tired and tried His hearts as big as ever and he's still got that American pride He tells his son he loves him as he sends him off to school He says boy don't go do the things I do So when you grow up your collar won't be blue He's been let down one too many times Workin sixty hours a week and he don't ever see a dime Between bills and bail it's a living hell and he's barely getting by But he still holds his head high Cause he's a blue collared boy until the day he dies