Humble Operations

[Verse 1]
There's laundry spinnin' in machines
And hammers breaking heavy things
Lunch is packed in paper bags
And dirty tables washed with rags
Midnight shifters stocking shelves
Pouring asphalt, hot as hell
That morning paper's at your door
Before your feet can hit the floor

[Chorus]
Now we all wake up to different situations
With different collars for our occupations
But ever since the world's been in rotation
It's been run by humble operations

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh
Yeah, son
Ooh, ooh

[Verse 2]
Daddy was a workin' man
Kept his family fed with calloused hands
He wasn't too proud to sweat or bleed
And he made damn sure that I could see

[Chorus]
That we all wake up to different situations
With different collars for our occupations
But ever since the world's been in rotation
It's been run by humble operations

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh
Yeah, son
Ooh, ooh

[Bridge]
So put your shovel in the dirt, sweat on your shirt
Up before the sun, man, just to get it done
Hard workin ladies, feeding little babies
Workin for a man with all they can
Put in overtime for a nickel and a dime
If your back is sore, keep your head held high
You don't give up, you don't give in
And you built the world we're living in

[Chorus]
Now we all wake up to different situations
With different collars for our occupations
But ever since the world's been in rotation
It's been run by humble operations

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh
Yeah, son
Ooh-ooh, yeah

[Outro]
So give it up
So give it up
Give it up