[Verse 1]
Alarm cuts through the room
Steel toe on the floor
Badge in my back pocket
I’m out the front door
Coffee in a paper cup
Same old weathered face
Another day on the line
In this borrowed place
[Pre-Chorus]
Clock in, count out
Hands in the machine
Bite down, look sharp
Sell another dream
We trade our hours
For a thin paycheck
Just to keep enough
To feel alive, I guess
[Chorus]
Clock in, clock out
Pay me in scraps
I’m running this life
On a broken map
Clock in, clock out
I take what I can
Little money in my hand
Big weight on my back
[Verse 2]
Boss got a clean tie
And a mouth full of steel
Talking 'bout the future
Like he knows how we feel
My boots hit the floor
By the time it gets dark
I’m counting every nickel
In the store parking lot
[Pre-Chorus]
Clock in, count out
Hands in the machine
Bite down, look sharp
Sell another dream
We trade our hours
For a thin paycheck
Just to keep enough
To feel alive, I guess
[Chorus]
Clock in, clock out
Pay me in scraps
I’m running this life
On a broken map
Clock in, clock out
I take what I can
Little money in my hand
Big weight on my back
[Bridge]
I know the game
I know the price
Still I buy a little time
With this tired life
One cheap meal
One night off
One more laugh
Before it’s gone
[Final Chorus]
Clock in, clock out
Pay me in scraps
I’m running this life
On a broken map
Clock in, clock out
I take what I can
Little money in my hand
Big weight on my back
Clock in, clock out
I’m still here, man
Little money in my hand
Big weight on my back