Letras
Steel toes worth more than designer shoes
Building wealth that the some people never knew
Not in stocks but in sweat equity gained
Every shift worked, respect maintained
Mama said"boy, use your hands AND your head"
Now I'm certified in trades, well-fed
They can't outsource what these hands do
Oakland-made, through and through
Steel toes and dreams, walking the line
Between survival and doing fine
Every step heavy but the future's
Bright Steel toes and dreams, fighting the fight
Apprenticeship taught me more than college could
How to build something from nothing, understood
Brothers showing me the ropes, literally
Passing down game, generationally
Health benefits, pension plan in motion
I was drowning in that student loan ocean but now
I'm debt-free with skills that pay
Steel toes walking to a better day
Steel toes and dreams, walking the line
Between survival and doing fine
Every step heavy but the future's bright
Steel toes and dreams, fighting the fight
Look down on us if you want to
But when your Tesla breaks, who you run to?
When your lights go out, who you call?
Working class standing ten feet tall
Steel toes and dreams, walking the line
Between survival and doing fine
Every step heavy but the future's bright
Steel toes and dreams, fighting the fight
These steel toes walked through mud and back
Now my family's future's on track
Dreams don't always wear suits and ties
Sometimes they wear work boots, no disguise