When you were just a baby
I planned to do the best for you
Your mother and me went to work
to pay for all those baby shoes
Out here in the sky
I can see the world curve below
Is she up there looking down
I guess there’s no way to know
But here I am hanging on
My life on a set of rungs
And momas gonna look over us
Until the day the good lord’s kingdom come
CHORUS: A tower climber holding on
One more and the job is done
I hate it when I have to go
But with the love of your family you’re never alone
Holding onto steel and wire
That’s the life of a tower climber
It’s a hard living to provide for you
Get you all the things nice and new
They say I shouldn’t spoil a child
But it’s ok every once in a while
CHORUS: A tower climber holding on
One more and the job is done
I hate it when I have to go
But with the love of your family you’re never alone
Holding onto steel and wire
That’s the life of a tower climber