We were just river kids

Pickin' up stones like david did

Watchin' them longnecks break off of freight train bridge

We went to church in a detroit car

Our daddies drank draft at the local bar

With an achin' back just like old granddad did.

And we like cold keg beer and fixin' up trucks

Old bird dogs and the woman we love

Maxwell house steamin' out of a coffee cup

We say our prayers, send 'em to the sky

Bust our backs, barely getting by

Carolina to california up to illinois

Yeah, there's guys like us

Blue collar boys.

We're the white paint peeling off a picket fence

The rust stains covering a craftsman wrench

When the sun's coming up you can bet we're clocking in

Cash our paycheck, two day break, and do it again.

We like cold keg beer and fixin' up trucks

Old bird dogs and the woman we love

Maxwell house steamin' out of a coffee cup

We say our prayers, send 'em to the sky

Bust our backs, barely getting by

Carolina to california up to illinois

Yeah, there's guys like us

Blue collar boys.

We're worn out boots and old levi's

The wind behind the stars and stripes.

And we like cold keg beer and fixin' up trucks

Old bird dogs and the woman we love

Maxwell house steamin' out of a coffee cup

We say our prayers, send 'em to the sky

Bust our backs, barely getting by

Carolina to california up to illinois

Yeah, there's guys like us

Yeah, there's guys like us

Blue collar boys.

Blue collar boys.