Steel Bar Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Clock in with the sparks on my sleeves Hands cut up from the steel bars I heave Heat on my face, boots stuck to the floor I came for the shift, then you wanted more Dust in the air and the foreman yells Cold blue smoke and the iron smell I keep my head low, keep my jaw tight But every long day turns into a fight [Pre-Chorus] Try me once, I don't fold Try me twice, that story gets told I bend that bar, I don't break Push one step more, make no mistake [Chorus] Steel bar, steel bar I came too far Steel bar, steel bar Don't push my hard Steel bar, steel bar We both know who we are Steel bar, steel bar Leave it by the yard [Verse 2] Lunch in the cab with a paper sack Grease on my thumbs, no looking back You came loud, with that chest all puffed I saw that grin and I knew enough One bad word and the room went still Boots hit concrete on the loading mill I don't need glory, I don't need pride Just let me finish and step outside [Pre-Chorus] Try me once, I don't fold Try me twice, that story gets told I bend that bar, I don't break Push one step more, make no mistake [Chorus] Steel bar, steel bar I came too far Steel bar, steel bar Don't push my hard Steel bar, steel bar We both know who we are Steel bar, steel bar Leave it by the yard [Bridge] When the siren cuts through the giant room I cool my hands in the washroom gloom All that anger, all that grime Goes down slow with the ticking time [Final Chorus] Steel bar, steel bar I came too far Steel bar, steel bar Don't push my hard Steel bar, steel bar We both know who we are Steel bar, steel bar Leave it by the yard