Boots Hitfloor

[Intro — low spoken / gritty] Boots hit the floor before the sun gets a say Some men don’t talk about the weight they just pick it up anyway [Verse 1] Alarm clock screaming hands already sore Coffee black as midnight boots by the door Truck needs gas rent don’t wait Boss on the phone before half past eight Mud on his jeans sweat in his shirt Back full of fire but he still goes to work He don’t call it pressure he calls it Monday Turns a bad night’s sleep into a ten-hour day Knuckles busted shoulders tight Still cracks a joke like he slept all night He ain’t chasing pity he ain’t built that way He just swallows that storm and earns his pay [Pre-Chorus] He’s got gravel in his voice iron in his stare A whole damn life on a folding chair He don’t ask for mercy he don’t ask for much But even steel gets tired when the load gets rough [Chorus] He was built to carry raised to stand tall Hands like hammers back against the wall He was built to carry blood, sweat, and bone But a man can hold the roof and still feel alone Hard-working, ass-busting bad-ass soul Fire in his chest and the world gone cold He was built to carry but hear this clear Built like a man don’t mean built to disappear [Verse 2] He’s fixed more things than he ever said broke Turned pain into overtime and pride into smoke He knows how to frame knows how to dig Knows how to patch what the storm tore big Knows how to show up when his body says no Knows how to keep moving when his mind moves slow But nobody sees what it costs to be strong When everybody needs you and the nights get long He ain’t soft he ain’t weak he ain’t looking for tears He’s just been carrying weight that would buckle most men for years Jaw locked tight hands wrapped round the wheel A man don’t need to fold to admit that it’s real [Pre-Chorus] He’s got gravel in his voice iron in his stare A whole damn life on a folding chair He don’t ask for mercy he don’t ask for much But even steel gets tired when the load gets rough [Chorus] He was built to carry raised to stand tall Hands like hammers back against the wall He was built to carry blood, sweat, and bone But a man can hold the roof and still feel alone Hard-working, ass-busting bad-ass soul Fire in his chest and the world gone cold He was built to carry but hear this clear Built like a man don’t mean built to disappear [Bridge — rugged / emotional build] This one’s for the men with dust in their lungs Old scars on their hands and words on their tongue That never came out ’cause they had no place So they buried that pain behind a straight face For the welders the roofers the drivers the crews The fathers the brothers with nothing to prove The ones who get up when the world weighs tons And still make it home for their daughters and sons Ain’t no shame in the weight ain’t no shame in the grind But don’t lose your soul trying to prove you’re fine You can be all man with your boots in the dirt And still tell the truth when the truth starts to hurt [Breakdown — chant / stomp rhythm] Built from pressure built from pain Built from overtime sun and rain Built from concrete steel and flame Still got a heart still got a name Built to carry built to fight Built to make it through the night But even iron even stone Was never meant to hold alone [Final Chorus] He was built to carry raised to stand tall Hands like hammers back against the wall He was built to carry blood, sweat, and bone But a man can hold the roof and still feel alone Hard-working, ass-busting bad-ass soul Fire in his chest and the world gone cold He was built to carry but hear this clear Built like a man don’t mean built to disappear [Outro — low spoken] Boots hit the floor before the sun gets a say Some men don’t talk about the weight they just pick it up anyway But even the strongest back deserves to make it home