Sadie Rivers - Foreman's Daughter Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Daddy's got grease beneath his nails
And Mama's got stories she never tells
About the foreman who ruled this town
Before the factory walls came down
I grew up hearing whispers low
'bout how a lady ought to go
Following footsteps in the snow
Just like my grandmother used to know

[Chorus]
I'm the foreman's daughter
But I won't stay in line
Got my grandmother's spirit
And my own design
These factory walls can't hold me now
Though my name's written in steel somehow
I'm the foreman's daughter
Breaking free tonight

[Verse 2]
Friday nights at the worker's bar
Where daddy drinks and counts his scars
They all expect me to settle down
With some boy from the factory grounds
But I've been saving all my tips
Got secrets hidden in my lips
Dreams bigger than smoke stacks
And wheels turning on these tracks

[Bridge]
The whistle blows at five each day
But I won't let it call my way
Though my blood runs thick with coal and steam
I'm stitching up a different dream

[Chorus]
I'm the foreman's daughter
But I won't stay in line
Got my grandmother's spirit
And my own design
These factory walls can't hold me now
Though my name's written in steel somehow
I'm the foreman's daughter
Breaking free tonight

[Verse 3]
Grandmother whispered in my ear
"Don't let them keep you anchored here"
She danced beneath the northern lights
While dreaming of these factory nights
Now I wear her silver ring
As my compass through everything
The mill might own our history
But it don't own what I could be

[Outro]
The foreman's daughter's saying goodbye
Leaving dust and steel behind
Watch me dance beneath these stars
Finally knowing who we are
Finally knowing who we are