Built Like That

🎵 Title: “Built Like That” ⸻ [Intro – Chant Hook] Measure once? …nah, cut it twice Eyeball level—looks about right 😏 ⸻ [Verse 1] Showed up late, steel toes untied Hard hat hangin’ off to the side Blueprints sittin’ in the truck bed still “I’ve done this before”—yeah, I got the skill Beam goes up but it’s off a hair “Good enough”—nobody’ll care Bolts half-tight, torque wrench gone “If it holds today, we’re movin’ on” ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Safety rail missin’? Just step light We ain’t got time to do it right ⸻ [Chorus] If builders worked like drivers do We’d be duckin’ debris just passin’ through Crooked lines and corners cut Hopin’ the whole thing don’t fold or shut No harness on, just “watch your step” Skip the checks and collect the cheque One weak joint and it all comes down From job site chaos… to the ground ⸻ [Verse 2] Wires crossed but I taped ‘em tight “Don’t touch that switch—it might be alright” Concrete pour in the pouring rain “Adds character”—that’s what I’m sayin’ Scaffold leanin’, swayin’ high “Don’t look down and you’ll be fine” Nails miss studs but they still go in “Drywall hides a world of sin” ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Inspector’s comin’? Clean it fast Hide the flaws—just make it pass ⸻ [Chorus] If builders worked like drivers do We’d be livin’ in houses built halfway through No straight lines, no solid base Just hope and luck holdin’ up the place From roof to floor it’s a gamble game Cut one corner, who’s to blame? One loud crack and you realize That “good enough” was a bad disguise ⸻ [Bridge – Breakdown] “Level that wall?” — “Looks straight to me…” (leans like a drunk at quarter to three) “Did you anchor that?” — “Yeah, kinda sorta…” (Hope you like your deck in the neighbour’s yard-a 😬) ⸻ [Breakdown Hook] 🎤 No plan, no care, just get it done Till the whole damn build starts comin’ undone ⸻ [Final Chorus] If builders worked like reckless roads We’d be buried under what we owed No redo once it starts to fall No second chance for none at all So take that second, drive it true The work you fake comes back to you One small miss, one lazy day… And everything gives way ⸻ [Outro] Yeah the real ones build it strong and tight That’s why it stands through every fight