Author - Andy Lynch

I want people to be glad to see me when a storm has just ruined their day
I want to earn a comfortable living and still get to be outside in beautiful months like May
I want to play with cool equipment to make easy work of clay
All while getting dirty and earning ample pay

I want to work outside and with my hands
I want to be in new places everyday while exploring different lands
I want to work where there is some danger
And use my brain to get past being just a light bulb changer

I want to be able to tell people what I do for a living and have their respect
I want my company to see no flaws in my work because it is what they have come to expect
I want to repair the wrath of Mother Nature after the darkest hour
All while getting to hang out atop a great big power tower

I want to sweat in the Summer and freeze in the Winter
To get a bug bite, frostbite, and an sometimes even a splinter
I cannot exist confined by walls
I need to live life outside even when nature calls

It doesn’t much seem like work when all day you’re just up poles climbin’
I hope this dumb-ass poem helps explain why I wish to be a Lineman.