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AMERICAN BACKBONE

(Verse)
It's 5 am quiet, crack 'a dawn
Fires up that diesel tractor for another run
It's a six-day grind, all damn year
This workin' man racin' time on his ol' John Deere
  
(Chorus)
He's a small-town story
We don't read about
Same ol’ field his grampaw plowed
Doin’ his best to make that old man proud
You won’t hear him braggin’
Won’t hear him cuss
Workin’ hard is what he loves
Raisin’ a fam’ly, providin’ a home
Through the storms and the droughts
He's an American backbone 
An American backbone

(Verse)
Round here his words’ as good as gold
His name is strong like the roots of an oak
Spends Sunday mornin’ in a church pew
Then coachin' his boys ball team that afternoon

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
He’s ain’t out to win a medal
Just keepin' this heartland strong
And prayin’ by the grace of God
One day he’ll pass it on

(Breakdown chorus)

(Outro)
To the rest of the world he's unknown
Yeah, but to us...he's an American Backbone
Quiet, steady, strong, oh yes he is…
An American Backbone


© 12/9/25 Pat Kelley/Jordan Oaks
Email: pk2@vermontel.net