I'm a hard working man I wear a steel hard hat Yeah, I can ride, rope, hammer, and paint Do things with my hands that most men can't I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try I'm getting really good at barely getting by Got everything I own By the sweat of my brow From my four-wheel drive to my cowboy boots I owe it all to my blue collar roots Feel like I'm working overtime on a runaway train I've got to bust loose from this ball and chain I'm a hard, hard working man I got it all on the line For a peace of the promised land And I'm burning my candle at both ends 'Bout the only way to keep the fire going Is to outrun the wind Come Friday night (Come Friday night) I like to party hard Yeah, and I carry on with the Cadillac cuties Spend my whole week's pay on some weekend beauty And come Monday morning I'm the first to arrive Ain't nothing but business y'all from nine to five I'm a hard, hard working man I got it all on the line For a peace of the promised land And I'm burning my candle at both ends 'Bout the only way to keep the fire going Is to outrun the wind I can't wait to get up in the morning And do it all over again Well, I'm a hard living, hard working man