Working Man
Written by Shane Pierson
This song came from a rough day. Man have I had a few of those, as I'm sure we all have. Waking up before the sun is a daily norm. I'll tell you now it has NOTHING to do with the hustle culture that social media puts out. It's an annoying but necess...
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This song came from a rough day. Man have I had a few of those, as I'm sure we all have.
Waking up before the sun is a daily norm. I'll tell you now it has NOTHING to do with the hustle culture that social media puts out. It's an annoying but necessary habit. Sitting in the front room. Lacing up shoes (Jordans usually, but boots just felt better in the song, right?). Drinking caffeine (what's your go to? Reign is my current obsession). Getting to work. Doing it again tomorrow.
It is not overtly spiritual. It is honest about what I feel like day in and day out.
Some days feel steady. Some feel heavy. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you just survive. Either way, you show up.
This song is about identity. About knowing that effort matters. About refusing to let failure define the end of the story.
I wrote it thinking about people who grind quietly. Painters. Truck drivers. Oil field workers. Anyone who puts their head down and keeps going. The energy of the song is somber, and almost R&B in nature, but I embedded that country sound because country has a traditional nature to it.
This is who I am. I work. I stay. I keep moving.
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