Working on the Highway (Nebraska Outtakes)

Friday night's pay night, guys fresh out of work Talking about the weekend, scrubbing off the dirt Some heading home to their families, some are looking to get hurt Some going down to Stowell wearing trouble on their shirts I work for the county out on 95 I'm holding that red flag, watch the traffic pass me by In my head I keep a picture of a pretty little miss I swear someday mister, I'm gonna lead a better life than this Working on the highway, laying down the blacktop Working on the highway, all day long I can't stop Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock Working on the highway, working on the highway Well, I met her at the canteen down at thе union hall She was standing with her brothers back up against the wall Sometimes we'd go walking on the union tracks One day I looked straight at her and she looked straight back So I'm working on the highway, laying down the blacktop Working on the highway, all day long I can't stop Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock Working on the highway, working on the highway (hey) Well, I saved up my money and I put it all away I'ma gon' to see her daddy, but we didn't have much to say "Son, can't you see that she's just a little girl? Well, I'm gon' protect her from the cruel, cruel world" Now, I don't even know where this highway's bound Still I work from early morning 'til the sun go down 'Cause she's the only thing I've ever had in my whole life Who can turn working on this highway from a prison into paradise I'm gonna prove to her daddy that my love is pure and true If I gotta drop a two-lane blacktop from here to Timbuktu I'll be working on the highway, laying down the blacktop Working on the highway, all day long I can't stop Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock Working on the highway, working on the highway I'll be working on the highway, laying down the blacktop Working on the highway, all day long I don't stop Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock Working on the highway, working on the highway