Story Behind The Song
Imagining what it's like to lose the only job you are trained for
Song Description
What happens to people and their families when they get laid off due to budget cutting
| Song Length |
3:50 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Blues - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Distressed |
Subject |
Pride, General |
| Similar Artists |
Woody Guthrie, Eric Church |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Honest Work
by R. Mack Harrell
I'm Picasso paintin' pavement
I finish blacktop in this town
Ever since recession hit my road crew
My artwork's nowhere to be found
They shut me down...
My skin is tough
My hands are rough
There ain't a road I can't improve
Honest work is all I'm after
My family's been
Through thick and thin...
Lately trouble's what we're in
Yeah we're flirting with disaster
I need some honest work...
My pantry's empty like my pockets
And I got three hungry mouths to feed
Only thing I draw these days is welfare
A paycheck and a stretch a' road
Are all I really need...
My skin is tough
My hands are rough
There ain't a road I can't improve
Honest work is all I'm after
My family's been
Through thick and thin...
Lately trouble's what we're in
Yeah we're flirting with disaster
I will provide
I'll turn the tide
I will sacrifice my pride
To keep the hope alive...
My skin is tough
My hands are rough
There ain't a road I can't improve
Honest work is all I'm after
My family's been
Through thick and thin...
Lately trouble's what we're in
Yeah we're flirting with disaster
I need some honest work
Don't mind the dirt...with honest work
A little honest work
Honest... work.