Right Ain’t Easy

[Verse 1]
Clock in
Steel toes
Same old gate
Boss says
“Cut corners
We can’t be late”
He signs the forms
Pretends he’s blind
I see the cracks he left behind
[Chorus]
Doing right ain’t easy
But I won’t bend
I won’t break
Stand my ground when it gets greasy
Walk that line whatever it takes
Doing right ain’t easy
But I can’t live the other way
[Verse 2]
Friends laugh
“Man
Just take the deal”
Quick cash
Quick fix
Pretend it’s real
I taste that lie on every breath
I’d rather lose than cheat my way to less
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
I’ve seen the quiet cost of quiet men
The cheap sleep
The haunted 3 a.m
I’d rather bleed than be that face
I’d rather hurt than live erased
[Chorus]

High-octane modern rock: palm-muted guitars snapping in the verses, kick and toms punching like a march. Chorus explodes with wide distorted power chords, gang shouts on the hook, and a gritty male vocal up front. Brief halftime bridge with bass and floor toms only, then full-band surge back into the final chorus.