hard hat and a hammer

lace-up boots and faded jeans, a homemade sandwich, a half jug of tea, average joe, average pay, same ol' end and same ol' day, but there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer, kind of glue that sticks this world together, hands of steel and cradle of the promised land, god bless the working man, all week long making a living, life keeps takin', he keeps giving, behind the scene, below the grade, hardly noticed but part of everything, but there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer, kind of glue that sticks this world together, hands of steel and cradle of the promised land, god bless the working man, he gives his life then fades away, another young man takes his place, average joe, average pay, same ol end, same old' day, but there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer, kind of glue that sticks this world together, hands of steel and cradle of the promised land, no, there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer, kind of glue that sticks this world together, hands of steel and cradle of the promised land, god bless the working man, the working man, oh, the working man and woman