Hands Like Iron, Soul Like Gold

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Some men talk about the life they'll build Some just roll their sleeves up on the hill Out there in the oil patch, grinding through the dust Trading sweat for everything he loved Back home a daughter and a son Waiting on their daddy when the day was done [Chorus] Here's to the man who never quit Who poured his whole heart into it Hands like iron, soul like gold Building something we can hold A legacy of love and grit Here's to every single bit of it [Verse 2] Life threw a curveball, shook the ground But James don't break and he don't back down He drew a dream up from the dirt Put in the hours, took on the hurt Donuts and coffee before the sun Rolling out a future one by one [Chorus] Here's to the man who never quit Who poured his whole heart into it Hands like iron, soul like gold Building something we can hold A legacy of love and grit Here's to every single bit of it [Bridge] They call him The Donut Man around this town The asshole with the big heart nobody can put down A hero to many, and James, you're mine Twenty-one years and I'd choose you every time [Verse 3] Never takes a day just for himself Works down to the bone for someone else A business for our babies when they need a place to land Something built by their old man's own hands James, our family name is standing proud Because of you, we made it now [Chorus] Here's to the man who never quit Who poured his whole heart into it Hands like iron, soul like gold Building something we can hold A legacy of love and grit Here's to every single bit of it [Outro] Twenty-one years, still side by side James, you're my courage, you're my ride And I'd do it all again with you tonight