Ah - I see your point now and connection with the song.

In my mind, at the time I responded, I was focused on the blue-collar man...and the riffs of the guitars and beat of the drums hahaha.

To me blue or white collar - both are still "cuffed" and bound by their collared chains to the system.

But then the line "If it takes all that to be just what I am" makes more sense now... attached to the system, but working to break free while making a difference to make a difference.

I never consciously linked blue-collar to essential workers, which is crazy to me now.. Boj is a mechanic, welder and builder... and gardener and cook and ...all those things and more - what attracted me to him in the first place.

..... thank you for gifting me the connection with such clarity.

Always another layer of meaning. Time and place.

Thank you for being you.