"A Labor Day Salute to all Americans"
Forty Hour Week -- Alabama
There are people in this country who work hard every day.
Not for fame or fortune do they strive.
But the fruits of their labor are worth more than their pay.
And it's time a few of them were recognized.
Hello Detroit auto workers,
let me thank you for your time.
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
just to send it on down the line.
Hello Pittsburgh steel mill workers,
let me thank you for your time.
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
just to send it on down the line.
This is for the one who swings the hammer,
driving home the nail.
Or the one behind the counter,
ringing up the sale.
Or the one who fights the fires,
the one who brings the mail.
For everyone who works behind the scenes.
You can see them every morning in the factories and the fields.
In the city streets and the quiet country towns.
Working together like spokes inside a wheel.
They keep this country turning around.
Hello Kansas wheat field farmer,
let me thank you for your time.
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
just to send it on down the line.
Hello West Virginia coal miner,
let me thank you for your time.
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
just to send it on down the line.
This one is for the one who drives the big rig,
up and down the road.
Or the one out in the warehouse,
bringing in the load.
  
Or the waitress, the mechanic,
the policeman on patrol.
For everyone who works behind the scenes.
With a spirit you can't replace with no machine.
Hello America - let me thank you for your time!
Working Man's Ph.d.
Aaron Tippin
  
You get up every morning 'fore the sun comes up
Toss a lunch box into a pickup truck
A long hard day sure ain't much fun
But you gotta get it started if you wanna get it done
Just set your mind and roll up your sleeves
You're workin' on a working man's PH.D.
With your heart and your hands and the sweat on your brow
You build the things that really make the world go 'round
If it works, if it runs, if it lasts for years
You can bet your bottom dollar it was made right here
With pride and honor and dignity
From a man with a working man's PH.D.
Well, there ain't no shame in a job well done
From driving a nail to driving a truck
As a matter of fact, I'd like to set things straight
A few more people should be pullin' their weight
If you want a cram course in reality
You get yourself a working man's PH.D.
When the quittin' whistle blosw and the dust settles down
There ain't not trophies or cheering crowds
You'll face yourself at the end of the day
And be damned proud of whatever you've made
Can't hang it on the wall for the world to see
But you got yourself a working man's PH.D.
Well, there ain't no shame in a job well done
From driving a nail to driving a truck
As a matter of fact, I'd like to set things straight
A few more people should be pullin' their weight
If you want a cram course in reality
You get yourself a working man's PH.D.
 
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