Verse 1

The morning breaks on a factory town

Steel-toed boots on the frozen ground

You kept your word when the easy ones ran

With a split lip grin and a wrench in your hand

Pre-Chorus

No borrowed crown, no master's chain

You learned to stand inside the strain

Chorus

Rise up, carry the weight

Hold fast, don't bend to fate

When the walls come down, when the road runs dry

We are still here, we are still alive

Verse 2

Your father's coat hangs by the door

His old work badge, its number worn

You took the night shift, paid the bills