After Work’s All That Matters

Tommy’s got a wrench and a busted old van

Fixes everything with calloused hands

Marissa’s raisin’ three on one paycheck

Toughest job out there, no weekends, no rest

Angie’s the glue that holds this whole thing tight

She’s cookin’, cleanin’, and still up late at night

Mike’s got paint in his beard, workin’ sun to sun

But he’ll outshine the pros when the job’s all done

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Hard work, shit pay, we don’t complain

Livin’ for the firelight and cold beer rain

No suits, no ties, no Fortune 500 fame

But after work’s all that matters, and we’re damn glad we came

To the bonfire blaze, where the real ones stay

Good friends, good tunes, and bills fade away

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Peter’s wranglin’ reptiles down in Brunswick town

Moonlight dreams while the sun goes down

Olivia’s movin’ freight, schedules on fire

But she still shows up, like her soul’s on wire

I’m drivin’ Uber, rollin’ beats and thoughts

Pickin’ up strangers and droppin’ off plots

Dreamin’ big with the meter runnin’ slow

Just tryin’ to build an empire on the go

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Hard work, shit pay, we don’t complain

Livin’ for the firelight and cold beer rain

No suits, no ties, no Fortune 500 fame

But after work’s all that matters, and we’re damn glad we came

To the bonfire blaze, where the real ones stay

Good friends, good tunes, and bills fade away

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We talk trash, we laugh ‘til we choke

Neighbors mad ’cause the fire ain’t broke

Chickens cluckin’, Mike’s tryin’ to light wet logs

And someone’s crankin’ outlaw songs

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Hard work, shit pay, but we wouldn’t trade

This dirt road life for the money parade

’Cause love’s in the ashes, peace in the flame

And after work’s all that matters — remember the name

We’re the heart of the heartland, the soul of the clay

Just tryin’ to make it through another damn day