Shit Kicking Blues

Updated: May 12, 2022

Here’s my perception on the meaning of working for a living

Try not to let it rule your life and don’t let it take more than its giving

My dad worked his whole life in order just to get the bills paid

But the only place it got him fast was closer to an early grave

Oh, my fear of numbers prevents me to count exact

So, I’ve developed practical abilities to counteract

Over time I have accumulated skills to merit management

But the bastards won’t promote me coz I don’t hold a valid certificate

Well, I may not be as educated but I deserve to be respected

Oh, I got the shit-kicking blues

I’m working mixing mud all day in my dusty steel capped boots

I chose crime over buckling down at school

So now I dig holes build walls and clean homes just to pay my bills

Now I’ve accomplished more that some who hold degrees

But I learnt you can’t depend on trust promises or loyalty

I’m not prepared to sell my soul or put up with baby boomer shit

Or work underneath conditions that I may cease to live

My dyslexic brain tends to let me down sometimes

Thanks to the genes my family carried down the line

But I got good work ethic and job satisfaction guaranteed

Don’t let my age deter you from hiring me

Well, I may fit into lower classes, but I refuse to kiss your asses

Oh, I got the shit-kicking blues

But now I gotta do whatever I gotta do

I don’t have to privilege of having to choose

So please just pay me on time

And I might come back and work for you

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