I wonder sometimes, does hard work straight out tight muscles, like a tight back or does hard work make it worse? I believe hard work can loosen and strengthen muscles so you can be a stronger worker.
The working man's disease to me is the man who doesn't know what to do with himself on a Monday afternoon at 11am. He's so used to working that he's restless and must find something to occupy himself until the day off is finished. So it could be the avett brothers are suggesting a balance where a man knows what to do on a day off and maybe knows what he should do on a monday at 11am at home---a day off--maybe they are asking "What does a working man do when he doesn't have work to distract him?" Work in some ways can be a way to procrastinate a difficult choice or avoid problems, sometimes.
My back was straight today.
I wonder sometimes, does hard work straight out tight muscles, like a tight back or does hard work make it worse? I believe hard work can loosen and strengthen muscles so you can be a stronger worker.
The working man's disease to me is the man who doesn't know what to do with himself on a Monday afternoon at 11am. He's so used to working that he's restless and must find something to occupy himself until the day off is finished. So it could be the avett brothers are suggesting a balance where a man knows what to do on a day off and maybe knows what he should do on a monday at 11am at home---a day off--maybe they are asking "What does a working man do when he doesn't have work to distract him?" Work in some ways can be a way to procrastinate a difficult choice or avoid problems, sometimes.