Clocked Out

Verse 1
Alarm ringing before the sun
Another route that had to get done
Coffee strong and the engine loud
Working hard just to make folks proud

Pre-Chorus
Miles of road behind my name

Chorus
Now I’m clocked out before my time
One lie erased a thousand tries
All those mornings before the dawn
Now they act like I was wrong
I gave everything I had to give
Now I’m learning how to live
With the sound of a slammed door
And loyalty that means no more

Verse 2
Uniform hanging on a hook at home
Feels strange not hitting the road
Every mile still in my head
Every promise left unsaid

Pre-Chorus
Funny how fast respect can fall

Chorus

Bridge
But the road don’t end just because they say
There’s another sunrise somewhere waiting for me
You can shut a door but you can’t stop time
And you can’t keep a good man down for long

Final Chorus
Yeah I’m clocked out before my time
But this ain’t the end of the line
Another road is waiting ahead
Another life I haven’t led

Country Rock