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Blue Collar Bones
Nolan Graves
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A long hit's full, cover hits hard
Same old boots by the back porch yard
Knees pop aloud when he bends the lace
Mirror shows a worn-out face
Doctor says, "Son, you gotta slow down"
But the light bill don't hear that sound
Every scar from his neck to toes
Spells out stories in blue-collar bones
You see a limp and a crooked spine
He sees proof he showed up every time
These blue-collar bones
Been holding up steel, carrying weight
This world don't feel
Every ache, every crack, every midnight groan
Paid for this roof in this little home
You can't call it broke
I call it strong, these blue-collar bones
Been right all alone
Hands still shake when he grips that wheel
Old wreck memories, twisted steel
Backyard full of him and down toys
Rusty bikes from his grown-up boys
They don't know what his body paid
So they could leave this two-light place
He just smiles when the weather turns cold
Feels the rain talking in his bones
You hear groans when he takes those stairs
You don't hear the quiet thank you prayers
These blue collar bones
Been holding up steel, carrying weight
This world don't feel
Every ache, every crack, every midnight groan
Paid for this roof in this little home
You can't call it broke
I call it strong, these blue collar bones
Been right all alone
One day they'll lay him in red clay ground
Church bells ringing, tools laid down
Kids will talk about the man he was
Not the pills, not the hurts, not the just
Because say, He hurt like hell, but he never said "no"
Showed up bleeding in the ice and snow
There's your proof carved into stone
He built this life with blue collar bones
These blue collar bones
They're worn and real, carrying weight
This world don't feel
If they crack someday, Lord, take me home
I did my best with these blue collar bones
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