Hold the Line

Word came down the line on a Tuesday
Half the floor might not make it to spring
Rumor runnin' faster than the paychecks
And the union hall don't know a thing
Got a stack of bills up on the counter
Got a truck that's runnin' on a prayer
But I've pulled a double every winter of my life
Hard times, we've met before, I ain't scared

So we hold the line
Shoulder to shoulder, one more time
They can rust the gates and kill the lights
But they can't take the fight out of a workin'-man's pride
We've been broke, we've been down, we've been here before
Boots on the floor and we hold the line

My old man worked this same damn valley
Buried his knuckles in the cold
Said son, they'll take your back and take your hours
But don't you ever let 'em take your soul
So I punch in Monday like I'm twenty
Wife says we'll figure it out like we do
My little girl don't know the water's risin'
So I'll be damned if I let it get through

So we hold the line
Shoulder to shoulder, one more time
They can rust the gates and kill the lights
But they can't take the fight out of a workin'-man's pride
We've been broke, we've been down, we've been here before
Boots on the floor and we hold the line

Some nights the worry's like a weight on my chest
Starin' at a ceilin' I can't sleep
But a man ain't measured by the money in his pocket
He's measured by the promises he keeps

So we hold the line
Shoulder to shoulder, one more time
They can rust the gates and kill the lights
But they can't take the fight out of a workin'-man's pride
We've been broke, we've been down, we've been here before
Boots on the floor and we hold the line

We hold the line
We hold the line