That's Why

My alarm goes off early, can't afford to be late

If I don't get a move on then I won't get paid

So I throw back those covers and get my butt up out of bed

It's still dark when I'm leavin' so I let my lady sleep

I know her and them babies are countin' on me

To put food on the table and keep this roof over our head

And that's why I get crackin' in the morning

Fight all that traffic out on I-40

Punch a clock at a job for a boss that I don't like

Yeah, that's why I keep swingin' that hammer

Fight for each step that I take on that ladder

Break my back for a slice of that American pie

Yeah, that's why

Well, I wear a hardhat, steel-toed boots, and leather gloves

And my office is the front seat of a four-door truck

Decorated with Crayon-drawn pictures all taped to the dash

And our junior pro football starts here in July

There'll be shoulder pads, jerseys, and new cleats to buy

And my wife's had her eye on some earrings I'd sure like her to have

Yeah, I would

Yeah, that's why I get crackin' in the morning

Fight all that traffic out on I-40

Punch a clock at a job for a boss that I don't like

Yeah, that's why I keep swingin' that hammer

Fight for each step that I take on that ladder

Break my back for a slice of that American pie

Yeah, that's why

They want cell phones, laptops, ballet shoes, and dresses

Xbox, iPods, and rock 'n' roll drum lessons

But that's why I get crackin' in the morning

Fight all that traffic out on I-40

Punch a clock at a job for a boss that I don't like

Yeah, that's why I keep swingin' this hammer

Fight for each step that I take on this ladder

Break my back for a slice of that American pie

Yeah, that's why (That's why)

Yeah, that's why