Lyrics

Blue Collar Blues

Verse I
I got a thirty year mortgage
Work a forty hour week
I got more bills than I can meet

I got four bald tires on my pick up truck
At the end of the month I ain't got a buck

Baby needs new shoes, mama wants a dress
I'm earning more money but it's worth less

The American dream, well it's losing its grasp
I'm standing on the thin ice of the middle class
(Chorus)
The rich get richer and the poor ride free
There ain't no breaks for working stiffs like me

I can't get ahead no matter what I do
Its got me singing these blue collar blues

Verse II
Another Monday morning, 7:00 AM
A shave and shower, I'm running late again

I got a spot shirt from the coffee that splashed
I'll get to work on time if I don't run out of gas

I got my chores planned for the end of the week
I got to mow that lawn, fix the faucet that leaks

I'm working over time at a killing pace
Keeping up with the Jones's is a losing race
(Chorus repeat)

(Bridge)
God Bless America and God bless me
God bless working class family
I'm paying my taxes, I'm pulling my weight
But there's only so much
A working man can take



(Chorus)
The rich get richer and the poor ride free
I'll take a vacation if I win the lottery

I can't get ahead no matter what I do
Its got me singing these blue collar blues