We were just river kids Pickin' up stones like David did
Watchin' them longnecks break off of Freight Train Bridge
We went to church in a Detroit car Our daddies drank draft at the local bar
With an achin' back just like old Granddad did
* And we like cold keg beer and fixin' up trucks Old bird dogs and the woman we love
Maxwell House steamin' out of a coffee cup We say our prayers, send 'em to the sky
Bust our backs, barely getting by Carolina to California up to Illinois
Yeah, there's guys like us Blue collar boys
We're the white paint peeling off a picket fence The rust stains covering a Craftsman wrench
When the sun's coming up you can bet we're clocking in
Cash our paycheck, two day break, and do it again
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We're worn out boots and old Levi's The wind behind the stars and stripes
And we
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Blue collar boys