Verse 1
Well I clocked out late with a pocket fullta noise
Sun sinkin’ low, yeah the boss had no choice
Six-string hummin’ like a rattler in the shade
Got dust on my boots, but I just got paid
They said rock all night, yeah party every day
Sold it on a billboard, stole your soul away
Neon truth with a plastic grin
Brother that ain’t livin’, that’s a hustle in drag, amen
Pre-Chorus
Static on the radio, promises bent
Truth come due with the rent you spent
Chorus
Old school, old school — lied to you
Rock ’n’ roll all night, party every day — stole your reality too
Kick it, get it — the fuck, I had it
Shake it loose, break the chain, yeah you gotta grab it
Verse 2
Saw a preacher on TV sellin’ holy gas
Three easy payments for a future and a past
Corporate grin with a rebel disguise
Selling rebellion in a pre-approved size
I ain’t mad at the music, I’m mad at the deal
They pawned off the image, never taught you the feel
You don’t get free from a slogan and a light
You get free when you stand up and bite
Pre-Chorus
Mirror cracked, but it tells it straight
You don’t build a life by temptin’ fate
Chorus
Old school, old school — lied to you
Rock ’n’ roll all night, party every day — stole your reality too
Kick it, get it — the fuck, I had it
Shake it loose, break the chain, yeah you gotta grab it
Bridge (Talk-Sing / Boogie Breakdown)
Get it together
Kick it together
Build it together — brick by brick, no glitter
Ain’t waitin’ on a savior with a marketing plan
Just a calloused hand and a self-made stand
Guitar Break
(greasy shuffle, stop-time hits, pick scrape into a low E growl)
Chorus (Half-Time, Heavy)
Old school, old school — lied to you
All that shine wore thin when the truth came through
Kick it, get it — the fuck, I had it
No more borrowed dreams, yeah I’m done bein’ padded
Outro
I just got paid — in sweat and scars
No champagne lies, just rusty guitars
Build it together, yeah that’s the plan
Old school blues for a modern man
DonaldFritsche
