Robert Ross Tips His Hat to the Working Class with “People Like Me”
- Miles Coleman
- May 21
- 2 min read
Have you ever heard a song that doesn’t ask for your attention but simply earns it?
That’s what happened to me with Robert Ross’ latest single “People Like Me.” I wasn’t planning on stopping what I was doing. I just wanted some background music while I made dinner. But within a minute of hearing Ross’s voice, I found myself leaning on the counter, really listening.
This song isn’t about flash or clever tricks. It’s about the kind of honesty that doesn’t need to shout to be heard. “People Like Me” doesn’t try to tell you how to live or dress itself up with too much polish. It just looks you in the eye and says, “I see you.”
And that’s powerful.
Ross sings about the folks who don’t always get songs written about them, the ones who show up, get their hands dirty, and take pride in doing the work. The people who hold this whole thing together. There’s a line in the chorus that goes, “We raise our glasses to the ones that save our ass,” and I think that might be one of the best country lines I’ve heard in a while. Not just because it’s clever, but because it’s real.
The production walks that fine line between feel good and full bodied. The guitars are crunchy but warm. The drums have that barroom heartbeat. You can almost feel the sticky floor under your boots. But what keeps it grounded is Ross’s voice, gravelly in just the right places, smooth where it counts, and always human.
There’s something refreshing about how “People Like Me” refuses to apologize for being exactly what it is. No irony. No posturing. Just a toast to the kind of people who might never hear their name on the news but deserve to be sung about anyway.
So yes, turn it up. Play it loud on a Friday night. Let it ride shotgun on your drive home. And if you’re one of the folks this song is for, know this, Robert Ross sees you. And so do we.
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