[Verse 1]
He wakes before the sun
Boots by the door
Coffee in a tin
Worn out to the core
Work shirt blue
Hands cut and scarred
He keeps his word
Even when it’s hard
[Pre-Chorus]
He don’t ask for grace
He just earns his keep
Shoulders set like stone
Knees too proud to sleep
[Chorus]
Man of brass
Man of brass
He bends but he don’t break
Man of brass
Man of brass
He gives more than he takes
(Man of brass)
[Verse 2]
Late shift lights
On a cracked front porch
He taught his son
How to hold the torch
Mama on the screen
Laughing through the tears
One fist on the wheel
One eye on the years
[Pre-Chorus]
If the road goes dark
He makes it blaze
If the storms roll in
He stands in the rain
[Chorus]
Man of brass
Man of brass
He bends but he don’t break
Man of brass
Man of brass
He gives more than he takes
(Man of brass)
[Bridge]
Not a king
Not a saint
Just a man
With a heavy faith
Broken things
Made whole
By the way he carries his soul
[Final Chorus]
Man of brass
Man of brass
He bends but he don’t break
Man of brass
Man of brass
He gives more than he takes
Man of brass
Man of brass
He wears that hard-earned glow
(Man of brass)