These steel toe boots gettin' heavy And this hammer don't wanna swing I got just enough gas in the Chevy To get me back to work I think But a 30 minute lunch break ain't enough And the job is far from done There ain't enough caffeine in my coffee cup Today to wake me up But the screws need turning And the frame needs nails The roof needs work And all the stairs need rails It may look like destruction, oh But I'm under construction, oh I'm not try'na build a church, for what it's worth I just need a patch of dirt, a bit of earth Where I can grow, and call home There's hard hats weighing down my body And this jacket don't help in the cold Pour my heart and soul into the concrete Blood, sweat, and tears in every pore But a 40 hour work week ain't enough To finish all the things I need to do Got just enough gas in the pickup truck To make it back home to you But the doors need hinges And the walls need painnt The floors in the kitchen still got cracks and stains It may look like destruction, oh But I'm under construction, oh I'm not try'na build a church, for what it's worth I just need a patch of dirt, a bit of earth Where I can grow, and call home Sure roof needs work, and the boots will hurt And the wind blew half of it down But even if the screws don't turn, and the crew don't learn I will still put the stakes in the ground It may look like destruction, oh But I'm under construction, oh I'm not try'na build a church, for what it's worth I just need a patch of dirt, a bit of earth Where I can grow, and call home