Pushin' Tools

by Steve Laurie

Steve Laurie is a singer/songwriter who writes music that spans a variety of genres including rock, folk and gospel. Steve is strongly influenced by music of the 1960's and 1970's and likes to explore a diversity of genres in his songs. Steve's musical training was on keyboards, and he also plays…



It's closing time down here at the factory 
We won't be making any more; they're taking it all offshore 
We had a lot of pride in the things we built 
Now all they've left us with is guilt 

What am I gonna tell my wife and kids? 
How am I gonna buy the things they need? 
How am I gonna put my kids through school? 
Now that I ain't pushin' tools, pushin' tools 

Fifty-five, don't seem like the right time 
the time to start a new career 
It's not that I'm afraid of the work 
Look at these hands, cracked, worn in dirt 

What am I gonna tell my wife and kids? 
How am I gonna buy the things they need? 
How am I gonna put my kids through school? 
Now that I ain't pushin' tools, pushin' tools 

I'm not a guy who likes to complain 
I'll take my lumps like everyone else 
But this one job town has let us all down 
Seems we built our dreams on sand of a far eastern land 

What am I gonna tell my wife and kids? 
How am I gonna buy the things they need? 
How am I gonna put my kids through school? 
Now that I ain't pushin' tools, pushin' tools

Written by: Steve Laurie

Submitted by: stevelaurie on October 13, 2018

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