Forgotten Man

[Intro]
This one is for the builders
The ones they left behind

[Verse 1]
Hands are calloused, the back is sore
Working the jobs that they choose to ignore
Waking up early and turning the wrench
Fighting the battles down in the trench
The politicians talking up on the stage
But they never increased the hourly wage
We pay the taxes, we carry the load
We are the ones who paved the damn road

[Chorus]
I am the forgotten man, standing right here
Wiping the sweat and wiping the tear
They looking right past me, looking right through
But the country would stop without the things that I do
Yeah, the forgotten man, holding the line
Working the metal and working the mine

[Verse 2]
They talking about policies up in the suite
But they never walk on the dirty street
The factory closed and the jobs moved away
But we are the ones who decided to stay
We are the backbone, we are the spine
We are the ones putting it all on the line
You better remember the people you need
Before the entire country starts to bleed

[Chorus]
I am the forgotten man, standing right here
Wiping the sweat and wiping the tear
They looking right past me, looking right through
But the country would stop without the things that I do
Yeah, the forgotten man, holding the line
Working the metal and working the mine

[Outro]
We still here
We ain't going nowhere
[End]