Working on the Highway Blitzen Trapper

[Verse 1]
Friday night's pay night, guys fresh outta work
Yeah we'll be talking 'bout the weekend, scrubbing off the dirt
Some heading home to their families, some looking to get hurt
Some going down to the Stovall wearing trouble on their shirts
Well I work for the county out on old I-5
All day long I hold a red flag and watch the traffic pass me by
In my head I keep a picture of my pretty little miss
Someday, mister, I'm gonna lead a better life than this

[Chorus]
Working on the highway, laying down the blacktop
Working on the highway, all day long I don't stop
Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock
Working on the highway, working on the highway

[Verse 2]
Well I met her at a dance down the union hall
She was standing with her brothers back up against the wall
Sometimes we'd go walking down the union tracks
One day I looked straight at her and she looked straight back

[Chorus]
So I'm working on the highway, laying down the blacktop
Working on the highway, all day long I don't stop
Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock
Working on the highway, working on the highway
The highway, yes