Blue Collar
Journey Through the Working Soul
Lyrics
I been down in Pennsylvania
I have experienced hardship in Pennsylvania.
Where I was working in the mine
I worked in a mine during this difficult time.
And I been down in Cincinnati
I also faced challenges in Cincinnati.
They laid me off the assembly line
I got laid off from the assembly line there.
Yeah, they got me looking everywhere
I have searched extensively, but I'm not proud of what I've found.
But I ain't too proud of what I found
My discoveries have not been positive.
And you can't name where I ain't been down
I've been to numerous places, facing difficulties.
'Cause there ain't no place
There is no place I haven't experienced hardship.
I ain't been down
I've been down in various locations.
I was down in Kansas City
I faced challenges in Kansas City.
Where even the blues sell by the pound
Even in a place where blues music sells well, difficulties persist.
And I been down in New York City, brother
I also experienced challenges in New York City.
And that ain't no place to be down
Being down in New York City is not a good situation.
Yeah, I'm a-looking at the
I observe the faces of the children, searching for a better life.
Face of the children
We are seeking higher ground amidst challenges.
You see, we're looking for a higher ground
Various locations have seen our struggles.
And you can't name where we ain't been down
There is no place we haven't faced difficulties.
'Cause there ain't no place
We have fallen somewhere between cities and towns.
We ain't been down we fell down somewhere
We have experienced challenges in that space.
Between the cities and the towns
Difficulties occurred between cities and towns.
We went down, I know
We went down in the space between smiles and frowns.
Between the smiles and the frowns
We experienced hardships in the emotional spectrum.
And if they call me in the morning
If I'm called in the morning, I'd recognize the sound of hardship.
I mean, I'd recognize the sound
I can identify the signs of challenges in the morning call.
'Cause you can't name where
No place exists where we haven't faced difficulties.
We ain't been down
We've been down in various places.
There ain't no place we ain't been down
There is no place where we haven't faced challenges.
Standing in the shadows
I am in a situation where it seems like rain is imminent.
It sho'nuff looks like rain
The outlook is gloomy and full of despair.
I see the steel-gray clouds above me
I see dark clouds symbolizing anguish and pain.
Yeah, well the anguish and the pain
There is a lot of suffering and pain around me.
Yeah, I been looking everywhere for peace
I have searched everywhere for peace, but it seems elusive.
But I swear, there just ain't none around
Peace is hard to find in my experiences.
But you can't name where I ain't been down
Despite my efforts, I've encountered challenges everywhere.
'Cause there ain't no place
There is no place I haven't faced difficulties.
I ain't been down
I have experienced challenges in various places.
We been down
We've faced challenges between cities and towns.
Between the cities and the towns
Difficulties occurred somewhere between smiles and frowns.
Yeah, been down somewhere
We have been down in that emotional space.
Between the smiles and the frowns
Challenges have been experienced between positive and negative emotions.
And if they call me in the morning
If they call me in the morning, I'd recognize the sound of hardship.
I mean, I'd recognize the sound
I can identify the signs of challenges in the morning call.
'Cause you can't name where
No place exists where I haven't faced difficulties.
I ain't been down
I've been down in various places.
There ain't no place I ain't been down
There is no place I haven't faced challenges.
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