Hard Hat Crown

Title: Hard Hat Crown [Intro — hook-first / crew harmony] Hard hat crown dirt on my hands I don’t need applause to know where I stand Hard hat crown dust in the air Whole world built by men right there [Beat drops] [Verse 1] Sun coming up over steel and wire Coffee gone cold but the day got higher Hard hat low with the brim pulled tight Boots hit gravel and the mood turns right There’s a skyline waiting on a man with a lift A board on his shoulder and a mind that won’t drift A ladder leaned up against another long day But he climbs that thing in his own damn way Ain’t no red carpet where the real work starts Just sun on the neck and a beat in the heart Just dust in the air and a crew getting loud Not with their mouths but the way they hold ground I’ve seen kings in work shirts never sitting on thrones Building up cities then driving back home And I learned right there what respect really means It ain’t always shiny but it sure stands clean [Pre-Chorus] Lift that beam set that line Let that low end steady your mind No need to fake no need to bow A man can wear honor like a hard hat crown [Chorus] Hard hat crown dirt on my hands I don’t need applause to know where I stand Hard hat crown sweat on my name I don’t chase status I carry my aim Hard hat crown dust in the sun I came here loaded with a job to get done Blue-collar royalty quiet and proud Dirt on my hands with a hard hat crown [Post-Chorus — chant] Crown low hands rough Day long man tough Crown low feet sound Dirt on my hands with a hard hat crown [Verse 2] Some men shine in a suit and tie Some men glow where the sawdust flies Some men pray with a pen in hand Some men speak through a cut and a plan Some men carry their worth in silence No big speech no need for violence Just a lunchbox dent and a timecard marked And a steady kind of pride that survives the dark I ain’t saying the work don’t wear you thin I know the body gets loud when the heat sets in But there’s something sacred in a man who stays Not soft, not pretty just built through days So let that beat roll through the jobsite ground Let that 808 make the whole crew bounce Tell every man with a sweatline brown Keep your head up wear that hard hat crown [Pre-Chorus] Lift that beam set that line Let that low end steady your mind No need to fake no need to bow A man can wear honor like a hard hat crown [Chorus] Hard hat crown dirt on my hands I don’t need applause to know where I stand Hard hat crown sweat on my name I don’t chase status I carry my aim Hard hat crown dust in the sun I came here loaded with a job to get done Blue-collar royalty quiet and proud Dirt on my hands with a hard hat crown [Bridge — bounce / crew chant] Ladder up line tight Sun high mind right Board lift crew sound Hard hat work crown No throne no crowd Still stand still proud Hands worn head up That’s enough that’s enough [Breakdown — half-time groove] A crown ain’t always gold Sometimes it’s scratched and old Sometimes it’s safety yellow With a man beneath it standing mellow A crown ain’t always seen Sometimes it’s sweat and routine Sometimes the whole damn kingdom is the family that he feeds [Final Chorus] Hard hat crown dirt on my hands I don’t need applause to know where I stand Hard hat crown sweat on my name I don’t chase status I carry my aim Hard hat crown dust in the sun I came here loaded with a job to get done Blue-collar royalty quiet and proud Dirt on my hands with a hard hat crown [Outro — hook fades] Hard hat crown dirt on my hands I don’t need applause to know where I stand