[Verse 1]
Client folders on the table
My jaw locked up again
Blue light in the hallway
All these files don’t end
I wore my coat at midnight
Then stayed till after two
Papers on my kitchen floor
Like I still owe you
[Pre-Chorus]
My temple’s tapping hard
My throat won’t let me rest
I keep my smile in order
But my body knows the test
If I close both eyes
The whole room starts to spin
I sign another name
And the panic starts again
[Chorus]
Docket at dawn
Head like a drum
Docket at dawn
I can’t get none
I need some peace
I need it now
Docket at dawn
I’m breaking down (breaking down)
[Verse 2]
Mediation at eleven
Custody on the line
One more broken promise
And I’m reading every sign
I tell them keep it civil
I tell them breathe and sit
But my own hands shake
When the waiting room won’t quit
[Pre-Chorus]
My temple’s tapping hard
My throat won’t let me rest
I keep my smile in order
But my body knows the test
If I close both eyes
The whole room starts to spin
I sign another name
And the panic starts again
[Chorus]
Docket at dawn
Head like a drum
Docket at dawn
I can’t get none
I need some peace
I need it now
Docket at dawn
I’m breaking down (breaking down)
[Bridge]
I know the steps
I know the law
I know the price
Of never pausing at all
I’ve got a pulse
I’ve got a plea
Somewhere in this
I need relief
[Final Chorus]
Docket at dawn
Head like a drum
Docket at dawn
I can’t get none
I need some peace
I need it now
Docket at dawn
I’m breaking down (breaking down)