[Verse 1: Colt Ford]
Well here's to the teacher in every single school
That's trying not to bend while the kids break all the rules
Yeah this is for the farmer that's prayin' for the rain
And tryin' to feed this country despite the price of grain
Yeah we all need to thank the firemen for takin' all the heat
And the boys in blue for what they do to keep it safe out on the street

[Chorus: Charlie Daniels]
Overworked and underpaid
The ones who make the country great
Don't be laid up in the shade
They hit it hard every day
It's a real deal, blue collar
Bustin' butt to make a dollar
Overworked and underpaid

[Verse 2: Colt Ford]
I salute all the troops that fightin' in the foreign land
And all the families prayin' hard to bring 'em back to them
To the nurses on the graveyard shift handin' out the hope
And moms and dads with extra jobs just tryin' to stay afloat
Ole Buck down on main street workin' Sunday on my car
And the boys in the band in the beat up vans splittin' tips right out the jar

[Chorus: Charlie Daniels]
Overworked and underpaid
The ones who make the country great
Don't be laid up in the shade
They hit it hard every day
It's a real deal, blue collar
Bustin' butt to make a dollar
Overworked and underpaid
[Verse 3: Colt Ford]
To the long haul truckers, hard workin' mothers
And the folks in the National Guard
The steel mill workers, and oil rig diggers
'Cause every day the hit it hard
American tax payers all the brick layers
And the folks haulin' all our trash
And if you don't like that you can hit the road jack and kiss our American ass

[Chorus: Charlie Daniels]
Overworked and underpaid
The ones who make the country great
Don't be laid up in the shade
They hit it hard every day
It's a real deal, blue collar
Bustin' butt to make a dollar
Overworked and underpaid