Putt'n my Tools Away

Verse 1

Floorboards moan under work boots

Nobody saw the quiet repair

Fixed the latch

Painted the chipped siding before sunup

While the neighbors were still dreaming

Safe inside dry walls

I smoothed the concrete over the cracked slab

Heavy Lifting alone

Chorus

Give a cheer for the ones who finish early

Trophy shelf collecting dust

Walking back through the muddy garden

The winners are taking their pictures

I'm just putting my tools away

I'm just putting my tools away

No parade on my street

No parade on my street

Post-Chorus

Just the silence

Just the gravel

Just the rest

Oh oh oh

Verse 2

Stood my ground against the tide

Told the truth while everyone else lied

Cost me the seat

Cost me the handshake

Handed the keys back with a steady grip

My signature stayed off the crooked check

Dirt on my knees

Honest salt on my skin

Cold wind blowing through my open palms

Watching the fireworks from a distance

Chorus

Give a cheer for the ones who finish early

Trophy shelf collecting dust

Walking back through the muddy garden

The winners are taking their pictures

I'm just putting my tools away

I'm just putting my tools away

No parade on my street

No parade on my street

Bridge

They see the roof

They see the glass

They see the fence

They don't see the spirit it took to hold it

They don't see the blood it took to build it

They don't see the nights it took to save it

Better this way

Keep it low

Chorus

Give a cheer for the ones who finish early

Trophy shelf collecting dust

Walking back through the muddy garden

The winners are taking their pictures

I'm just putting my tools away

I'm just putting my tools away

No parade on my street

No parade on my street

Outro

I know what I did

The wall holds

Sun is going down

Head home

Head home

Quiet pride

Steady heart

Going home

Safe tonight

Done now