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[Verse 1]
Lace-up boots and faded jeans
A homemade sandwich and half a jug of tea
Average Joe, average pay
Same ol' end, same ol' day
[Verse 2]
But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land
God bless the workin' man
[Verse 3]
All week long, makin' a livin'
Life keeps takin', He keeps giving
Behind the scene, below the grade
Hardly noticed, but part of everything
[Verse 4]
But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
Hands of steel and cradle of the promised land
God bless the workin' man
[Verse 5]
He gives his life, then fades away
Another young man takes his place
Average Joe, average pay
The same ol' end, the same ol' day
[Verse 6]
But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land
[Verse 7]
No, there's nothin' wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
Hands of steel and cradle of the promised land
God bless the workin' man
[Verse 8]
The workin' man
Oh, the workin' man
And woman
Written by: Alan Jackson

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