[Intro: Fuzzy guitar and bass, like waking up to an alarm clock]
(OOOOOOOH)
[Verse 1]
Coffee’s cold, boots still wet
Alarm's screamin', I ain't up yet
Sky’s still black, no sign of dawn
Drag my bones, keep stumblin’ on
(Oooooooh)
HEY!
[Pre-Chorus]
Steel-toe blues in my soul
Clock keeps stealin' what I owe
Sleep’s a dream I never know
Gotta move, even when it's slow
[Chorus]
I wake up at the break of yawn
Dreams fade fast, then they gone
Sleepin’ in? That ship's sailed on
Workin' for the man 'til the soul is gone
Oh lord, I’m hangin’ on
Wake me up when the dreamin’s gone
Hey hey hey
[Verse 2]
Shirt half-buttoned, shoes untied
Backseat’s lookin' like a place to hide
Gas light’s on, I roll the dice
Another day, another slice
[Pre-Chorus]
Same old story, same old grind
Cashed my check, but lost the time
Empty cup, uphill climb
Grit my teeth and fake the shine
[Chorus]
I wake up at the break of yawn
Dreams fade fast, then they gone
Sleepin’ in? That ship's sailed on
Workin' for the man 'til the soul is gone
Oh lord, I’m hangin’ on
Wake me up when the dreamin’s gone
[Bridge – Instrumental]
(Dirty fuzz guitar solo – slow, swampy, like "Gold on the Ceiling")
(HEY HEY HEY!)
[Verse 3]
Boss don’t flinch, he don’t break
Got his hands clean, while mine shake
But I keep movin', just the same
Burnin’ fuel for a losin’ game
[Final Chorus]
I wake up at the break of yawn
Dreams fade fast, then they gone
I wake up at the break of yawn
Dreams fade fast, then they gone
Sleepin’ in? That ship's sailed on
Workin' for the man 'til the soul is gone
Oh lord, I’m hangin’ on
Wake me up when the dreamin’s gone
(Dreamin’s gone)
Oooooooh yeah
Sleepin’ in? That ship's sailed on
Workin' for the man 'til the soul is gone
Oh lord, I’m hangin’ on
Wake me up when the dreamin’s gone
[Outro – Refrain Fade Out]
Break of yawn…
Yeah, the break of yawn…
(Fade into a raw, distorted guitar echo)
LaJoReJu