Steel hands, soft heart

[Verse 1] I clock in before the sun, Boots soaked heavy with the rain, You say my voice sounds like gravel, Like I’m swallowing the pain. Thermos cold on the railing, Knuckles split from another shift, But when your eyes find mine across the yard, Something in this iron chest starts to lift. [Pre-Chorus] I come home smelling like diesel and rust, City grit still stuck under my skin, You wipe the day off me slow, Like you’re letting the quiet back in. [Chorus] Steel hands, soft heart, That’s what you see in me. I growl, I bend, I break apart, But I’ll never let you bleed. Steel hands, soft heart, Baby, that’s the truth — I wear the world rough outside, But I melt when it’s just us two. [Verse 2] Weld sparks dance like dying stars, Grease tattoos on my sleeves, I don’t say “I love you” easy, But I show it every time I leave. If your world goes flat at 2 a.m., I’ll crawl out of bed with the tools, ’Cause fixing what’s broken is the only way This rough man knows how to say “I’m yours”. [Bridge] Let the whole damn town call me hard, Let ’em laugh behind my back — They don’t see how gentle these calloused hands get When the lights go black. A hard day, a hard word, That’s the armor that I wear, But you reach right through the steel And pull the scared boy out of there. [Final Chorus] Steel hands, soft heart, Yeah, you feel me now. I growl, I crack, I fall apart, But I always come back around. Steel hands, soft heart, Baby, that’s who I am — I wear it rough outside, … but I’m soft where you put your hands.