Craig Morgan - That's Why

Dit (naar mijn mening) ijzersterke That’s Why is afkomstig van het gelijknamige, vijfde album van Craig Morgan waarop o.a. ook het prachtige Love Remembers staat.

Songtekst:

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 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.

Yeah, that’s why I get crakin’ in the mornin’
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 hard hat, 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 wifes had her eye on some earrings I’d sure like her to have
Yeah I would..

But, that’s why I get crakin’ in the mornin’
Fight all that traffic 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 crakin’ in the mornin’
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.

Yeah that’s why