[Verse 1]
Four a.m
Eyes of sand
Coffee burned
Shaking hands
Clock on the wall just grins
Like it knows
What I’ve given
[Chorus]
I keep the wheels turning
Till the dawn comes crawling in
Every mile
Every minute
Takes a piece of what I am
Someone’s waking
Someone’s resting
Someone’s life keeps humming on
I pay the price in quiet
To keep this fragile world in motion
[Verse 2]
Skin like smoke
Clothes like lead
Missed your call
Unread thread
Hold my breath at the red light
Tiny grace
In a long night
[Chorus]
I keep the wheels turning
Till the dawn comes crawling in
Every mile
Every minute
Takes a piece of what I am
Someone’s laughing
Someone’s praying
Under clean and gentle suns
I pay the price in silence
To keep this fragile world in motion
[Bridge]
They won’t know my name
They won’t see these veins
Running dry
For their bright days
But this tired spine
Holds the line (holds the line)
Till it frays
[Chorus]
I keep the wheels turning
Till the dawn comes crawling in
Every mile
Every minute
Takes a piece of what I am
Someone’s sleeping
Someone’s dreaming
Safe inside their sheltered rooms
I pay the cost in shadows
To keep this heavy world in tune