Rust Belt Romeo

[Verse 1]
Steel mill shadow blocking out the sun Shift whistle blows, the work is done Ash on my collar, grease on my skin Washing off the soot and the original sin I pick you up in a primer-gray ford We ain't got much, we can't afford Fancy dinners or a diamond ring But we got the rhythm that the hammers swing

[Chorus]
I'm your Rust Belt Romeo, you're my Factory Queen Loving in the gears of the big machine Sparks flying high like fireworks in July Underneath the smog of the charcoal sky Our love is welded, bonded and tough Made of stronger and heavier stuff Let the city crumble, let the iron rot Baby, you're the only beautiful thing I got Rust Belt Romeo

[Verse 2]
They say this town is dying slow But they don't see the furnace glow Inside our hearts when we hold hands Walking through the ruins of the forgotten lands Beauty in the breakdown, beauty in the grime We're stealing moments from the company time Hard hats and heavy boots Tangled up in these industrial roots

[Chorus]
I'm your Rust Belt Romeo, you're my Factory Queen Loving in the gears of the big machine Sparks flying high like fireworks in July Underneath the smog of the charcoal sky Our love is welded, bonded and tough Made of stronger and heavier stuff Let the city crumble, let the iron rot Baby, you're the only beautiful thing I got Rust Belt Romeo

[Bridge]
Clang, boom, hiss and steam Living inside an American dream That's a little bit broken But it's still open

[Guitar Solo - Heavily distorted and metallic]

[Outro]
Forged in fire. Cooling down. Rust Belt Romeo.