Knockin’ the Dust Off the Rust Belt Tonight

Well the lights are on, it’s time to go Gotta hit the stage for another show Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight I started out, all by myself But I’m lucky now that I’ve found some help to Knock the dust off the rust belt tonight Chorus: Have you seen what’s happenin’ round here? You ask most people, they don’t care But now is the time we have to do things right So we’re knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight From the C-H-I to the S-T-L I was born raise a ruckus and do it well Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight Take a jazz band with a country beat It’s Midwestern Swing for your dancin’ feet We’re gonna knock the dust off the rust belt tonight Chorus A newspaperman said it couldn’t be done But I lived it, I wrote it, in a song I sung Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight This ain’t your momma and your daddy’s Midwest We have what it takes to stand the test Knockin’ the dust off the rust belt tonight Chorus