On the boats
Or moving coal
Are the only tickets to surviving
This town is here
To make the gold
With nothing more than slaves at hand
But I can't run
I can't hide
I won't fight
C'os the fear would grow
I'm out to survive
And provide
So I feed the eyes
Of the folks who run the show
It's hard to escape
The Blue Collared Mind
Where moral respect takes a one way flight
Stand up
And seek out what excites you through your life
We're here to love and to ride the highs
A diamond's found
Within the rough
But there's no light to see them shining
Ten years old
And always told
To line the pockets to find joy
But I can't find
The side of mine
Where I can strive
As they fill you with hope
My pockets are lined
There's a car on my drive
Does that mean I'm
Prosperous through the scope
It's hard to escape
The Blue Collared Mind
Where moral respect takes a one way flight
Stand up
And seek out what excites you through your life
We're here to love and to ride the highs
It's keeping me up all night
Cos in my heart I know whats right
I could stay in the mould
Or feed what lives inside
Mark a place and find my
Way in the blinding light
It's hard to escape
The Blue Collared Mind
Where moral respect takes a one way flight
Stand up
And seek out what excites you through your life
We're here to love and to ride the highs