I woke up this mornin', kissed my wife goodbye
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i pray to god that i'll make it home safe tonight
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it's a dangerous job but i take that risk
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i'll trade my blood and sweat just to feed my kids
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i've been working for the man since a tender age
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now a rich politician wants to lower my wage
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pour me a drink so i can understand
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these are the struggles of a working man
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i work outside in the pouring rain
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when it's cold as ice when i'm full of pain
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it don't matter what i feel inside
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as long as the job i'm working gets done on time
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the boss man says works getting slow
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pack up your tools boys and head on home
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i pour another drink and try to understand
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these are the struggles of a working man
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you see i work construction
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i build things
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do you understand how important that is to the world?
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i don't know if ya'll realize what kind of pressure that puts on a man like me
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i love my wife and i raise my son, best i can, better then some
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i just found out the other day i got another little one that'ts on the way
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i took a new job down at the factory, ya it don't pay much but at least we can eat
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i roll up a smoke and think a new plan? (can't really hear that)
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these are the struggles of a working man
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when down to the river just the other day
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got down on my knees and began to pray
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i said lord please won't you understand
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the struggles of a working man
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these are the struggles of a working man
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Workin' Man
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Hank Williams III |