Workin Man - Hank Williams III, Bob Wayne

I woke up this mornin', kissed my wife goodbye

I pray to god that i’ll make it home safe tonight

It’s a dangerous job but i take that risk

I’ll trade my blood and sweat just to feed my kids

I’ve been working for the man since a tender age

Now a rich politician wants to lower my wage

Pour me a drink so i can understand

These are the struggles of a working man

I work outside in the pouring rain

When it’s cold as ice when i’m full of pain

It don’t matter what i feel inside

As long as the job i’m working gets done on time

The boss man says works getting slow

Pack up your tools boys and head on home

I pour another drink and try to understand

These are the struggles of a working man

You see i work construction

I build things

Do you understand how important that is to the world?

I don’t know if ya’ll realize what kind of pressure that puts on a man like me

I love my wife and i raise my son, best i can, better then some

I just found out the other day i got another little one that’ts on the way

I took a new job down at the factory, ya it don’t pay much but at least we can

eat

I roll up a smoke and think a new plan?

(can't really hear that)

These are the struggles of a working man

When down to the river just the other day

Got down on my knees and began to pray

I said lord please won’t you understand

The struggles of a working man