Workingman's Hands

Song Workingman's Hands
Artist Fountains of Wayne
Album Sky Full of Holes

Lyrics

[00:15.86] He can knock down the wall
[00:18.24] Build it up strong
[00:20.11] Set the flagstones in a path
[00:23.36] With a nail and a hammer
[00:25.92] Barrow and saw
[00:27.74] See about the hole in the roof
[00:31.36] And the gathered all breathe
[00:33.74] A sigh of relief
[00:35.23] At completion of a well-laid plan
[00:39.24] It's wearing the day long
[00:41.54] And breaking the skin
[00:43.11] In the palms of the workingman's hands
[00:47.42]
[00:52.86] Let the tool do the work
[00:54.93] Pull and don't push
[00:56.92] Drag that wagon over the hill
[01:00.73] Measure twice and cut once, son
[01:02.99] Clear the felled brush
[01:04.80] Edge around the gardens and walks
[01:08.49] On a shiny John Deere
[01:10.92] Will he reappear
[01:12.23] With a power drill and a paintbrush
[01:14.92] And a chip on his shoulder
[01:18.48] As wide as a barn
[01:20.17] And as hard as the workingman's hands
[01:23.42]
[01:26.05] Now your Uncle John walked
[01:28.18] A mile to school
[01:29.99] In a storm and it was uphill both ways
[01:33.86] Oh, you save your money for a hole in the ground
[01:37.55] A black car and a long wall of roses
[01:45.00]
[02:02.43] And the gathered all breathe
[02:03.55] A sigh of relief
[02:04.99] At completion of a well-laid plan
[02:09.12] It's wearing the day long
[02:11.24] And breaking the skin
[02:13.05] In the palms of the workingman's hands
[02:19.19] Now the old iron gate
[02:21.06] Could use some fresh paint