Tom was a concrete man, workin and workin as hard as he can
Linda was a stay at home Mother, she raised Me, my Sister, and Brother
My friend Ross works at the bank, plays good drums and is built like a tank
My Wife she used to work at the bar, moved her way up now she works in HR
Hey Jack, you stepped on a tack
Doesn't mean everybody has to do that
Cross your own bridge, tread your own water
We learn this from our Mother and Father
Hey Jill sittin on a hill, climb to the top and find your own thrill
He can, she can, they can we all climb...one step at a time
Wanda spent her life as a nurse, she didn't do it just to fill her own purse
Ed owns the local music store, where I got my first guitar and a whole lot more
Luca was the finest to enforce the law
Seth the best mason you ever saw
Blackbeard liked to collect doubloons
Me I just like to write my own tunes
Hey Jack, you stepped on a tack
Doesn't mean everybody has to do that
Cross your own bridge, tread your own water
We learn this from our Mother and Father
Hey Jill sittin on a hill, climb to the top and find your own thrill
He can, she can, they can we all climb...one step at a time