On the boats Or moving coal Are the only tickets to surviving This town is here To make the gold With nothing more than slaves at hand But I can't run I can't hide I won't fight C'os the fear would grow I'm out to survive And provide So I feed the eyes Of the folks who run the show It's hard to escape The Blue Collared Mind Where moral respect takes a one way flight Stand up And seek out what excites you through your life We're here to love and to ride the highs A diamond's found Within the rough But there's no light to see them shining Ten years old And always told To line the pockets to find joy But I can't find The side of mine Where I can strive As they fill you with hope My pockets are lined There's a car on my drive Does that mean I'm Prosperous through the scope It's hard to escape The Blue Collared Mind Where moral respect takes a one way flight Stand up And seek out what excites you through your life We're here to love and to ride the highs It's keeping me up all night Cos in my heart I know whats right I could stay in the mould Or feed what lives inside Mark a place and find my Way in the blinding light It's hard to escape The Blue Collared Mind Where moral respect takes a one way flight Stand up And seek out what excites you through your life We're here to love and to ride the highs