[Intro] Steel door warning Red letters say Danger high voltage Do not enter today [Verse 1] Pulled up before sunrise Coffee still burning my tongue Hard hat on the dashboard Another shutdown's begun Walked through the plant gate Past the steam and the gray By the time I found the switchgear My clean pants had passed away [Pre-Chorus] Black dust on my fingers Oil stains on my boots This ain't no office morning In a button-down suit [Chorus] It's another dirty day In another dirty room Carbon on the breakers And danger in the gloom Another dirty day Doing work most folks don't see Keeping power flowing Where the danger wants to breathe Wipe the sweat Smear the gray Suit up boys It's another dirty day [Verse 2] Door creaks open slowly Like it ain't moved in years Old gear sitting quiet Full of dust and old fears Lights go out when we kill the feed Summer heat comes rolling in Sweat cutting through the carbon black Rags turning dark again and again [Pre-Chorus] Face looks like war paint By the time the lunch bell rings But there's pride in the grime When you know what clean can bring [Chorus] It's another dirty day In another dirty room Carbon on the breakers And danger in the gloom Another dirty day Doing work most folks don't see Keeping power flowing Where the danger wants to breathe Wipe the sweat Smear the gray Suit up boys It's another dirty day [Bridge] Behind that warning sign Behind that locked steel door There's a world been forgotten But it can't be ignored Winter shutdown, hands are freezing Black and numb, but still they work Summer shutdown, heat is crushing Dark and blind through sweat and dirt We test it We clean it We rack it back right So somebody else Can sleep safe tonight [Instrumental Break] [Final Chorus] It's another dirty day In another dirty room Oil on the concrete And dust thick as a tomb Another dirty day But I know why I'm here I make the dark place safer Then I disappear Wipe the sweat Smear the gray Load the truck Drive away Same old grit Same old pay Thank God for Another dirty day [Outro] Black hands Tired eyes Clean gear Blue skies Another dirty day Another dirty day
