[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] Sun bleeds gold over rusted field Boots kick dust where the black smoke heals Old Ford moans like a hound half dead Coughs once hard and pulls ahead Bills stack steep as a quarry wall Boss man grins says the world will fall But my old man leaned in slow and said Hard times break the rest – they don’t break you [Pre-Chorus] Yeah we bend but we never snap Backs burn raw but the spine stays flat World keeps tugging at every root Forgot what kind of dirt we grew from [Chorus] We’re still standing Dust under nails, fire in the bone Still standing Forged from sweat, steel and gravel stone No silver spoon ever carved a man Just scars and sweat and calloused hands When the sky breaks open we hold our ground Fist up high let the whole world hear the sound We ain’t rich But we damn sure free Still standing That’s the blood in me [Verse 2] Night shift hum and a warm porch beer Kids breath soft and the Good Lord near Radio crackles that old Hank line Reminds us exactly what’s ours and mine Ain’t chasing lights in the glass tower town Just enough to hold this little ground Pride don’t live in a high rise suite It’s hammered out on broken concrete [Pre-Chorus] Yeah we fight yeah we outlast Blue collar heartbeat beating fast World forgot who laid these roads We’re the ones still carrying the load [Chorus] We’re still standing Dust under nails, fire in the bone Still standing Forged from sweat, steel and gravel stone No silver spoon ever carved a man Just scars and sweat and calloused hands When the sky breaks open we hold our ground Fist up high let the whole world hear the sound We ain’t rich But we damn sure free Still standing That’s the blood in me [Bridge] Let the rich boys talk on their tv screens They don’t know what real life means Cold hard work and a faithful word Standing your ground when the whole world blurs [Interlude] (Instrumental Solo) [Chorus] We’re still standing Like a tattered flag torn in the wind Still standing And we’d do it all again From the coal dust hollows to the factory lines Farmers kneeling praying for rain one more time The backbone of this whole damn land Still beats in the common man Still standing Still proud Still strong Still loud [Outro] (Instrumental Solo)