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I woke up this mornin', kissed my wife goodbyei pray to god that i'll make it home safe tonightit's a dangerous job but i take that riski'll trade my blood and sweat just to feed my kidsi've been working for the man since a tender agenow a rich politician wants to lower my wagepour me a drink so i can understandthese are the struggles of a working mani work outside in the pouring rainwhen it's cold as ice when i'm full of painit don't matter what i feel insideas long as the job i'm working gets done on timethe boss man says works getting slowpack up your tools boys and head on homei pour another drink and try to understandthese are the struggles of a working manyou see i work constructioni build thingsdo 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 mei love my wife and i raise my son, best i can, better then somei just found out the other day i got another little one that'ts on the wayi took a new job down at the factory, ya it don't pay much but at least we can eati roll up a smoke and think a new plan? (can't really hear that)these are the struggles of a working manwhen down to the river just the other daygot down on my knees and began to prayi said lord please won't you understandthe struggles of a working manthese are the struggles of a working man |