[Verse 1]
Up before the sun
Coffee in a stained thermos cup
Dust on my boots, same old rig road
Same worn work truck
Hands in the mud
Clock in, then the time runs slow
Boss man barking from the heated cab
Like he ever swung iron in the snow
[Chorus]
Feels like it’s never enough in this new world
Bleeding my knuckles for a check that won’t clear
They count barrels while I count debts
Stacked to my neck, drowning in fear
Give ‘em my back, my bones, my years
Still they say “do more” like it’s my fault
I’m out here breaking just to barely hold on
But it’s never, never enough
[Verse 2]
Payday hits
Gone quick to the landlord’s hand
Light bill, truck note, baby needs shoes
I’m broke before my boots hit the land
Scrolling my phone
Seeing folks say “just work hard”
Try a week out here in this wind
See if that advice gets you far (yeah)
[Chorus]
Feels like it’s never enough in this new world
Bleeding my knuckles for a check that won’t clear
They count barrels while I count debts
Stacked to my neck, drowning in fear
Give ‘em my back, my bones, my years
Still they say “do more” like it’s my fault
I’m out here breaking just to barely hold on
But it’s never, never enough
[Bridge]
Crew cab full of voices
Still I feel alone out here (so alone)
Steel sky, cold ground, hard choices
Nobody sees past the gear
If I disappeared at sunrise
Would it shake anything at all?
Or would the foreman just shrug
Say, “get another hand on the call”?
[Chorus]
Feels like it’s never enough in this new world
Bleeding my knuckles for a check that won’t clear
They count barrels while I count debts
Stacked to my neck, drowning in fear
Give ‘em my back, my bones, my years
Still they say “do more” like it’s my fault (hey)
I’m out here breaking just to barely hold on
But it’s never, never enough (never enough)