White Collar Approval
Blue Collar Respect
And I walked right down the middle…
And I felt the full effect.
Although they look like one and other…
They are never quite the same…
One must choose one or the other…
Or be left with only pain.
There is no best of all worlds
There is always sacrifice…
nothing comes for free…
everything has a price.
White Collar Approval
Blue Collar Respect
I Chose one over the other
To find my happiness.
Chris…this is a nice piece of work. Brings to mind a favorite song of mine by Merle Haggard:
“Working Man Blues”
It’s a big job just gettin’ by with nine kids and a wife
I been a workin’ man dang near all my life
I’ll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I’ll drink my beer in a tavern,
Sing a little bit of these working man blues
I keep my nose on the grindstone, I work hard every day
Might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay
But I’ll go back workin, come Monday morning I’m right back with the crew
I’ll drink a little beer that evening,
Sing a little bit of these working man blues
Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain’t never been on welfare, that’s one place I won’t be
Cause I’ll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues
Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin around
I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
But I go back working I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
Cry a little bit of these working man blues
Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
I ain’t never been on welfare, that’s one place I won’t be
Cause I’ll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink a little beer in a tavern
Sing a little bit of these working man blues
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
Cry a little bit of these working man blues
-Merle Haggard
I have this tongue-in-cheek theory I call “Class Orientation”.
Even as a non conformist, i have learned that its less hectic if i find some things to conform too, socially.
So i am much more “Blue Collar/ Working Class” oriented today. as pertaining to my attitude and values.