[Intro]
Yeah, down by the water tower
Where every hard hat’s got a dream
[Verse 1]
Brian rolls in with his coffee black
Steel-toe boots and a clipboard stack
He sees Robert leaning by the service van
Talking big like he’s got a five-year plan
Robert says, “One day, I’ll run this place”
Brian just laughs right in his face
You can’t find a shutoff with a map and a light
How you gonna lead when you can’t get it right?
[Pre-Chorus]
The pressure’s high, the old pipes groan
Robert’s making speeches on the company phone
Brian shakes his head, says, “Man, let it be”
That supervisor chair ain’t waiting on thee
[Chorus]
Brian hates Robert, everybody knows
Robert talks a big game, but the water never flows
He’s chasing that title like a dog chases a tire
But the boss sees the truth and the dream’s getting drier
He can polish that hard hat, practice that speech
But supervisor’s a mountain he’ll never reach
Brian hates Robert, and he’s saying it plain
Robert won’t be running this crew or this drain
[Verse 2]
Robert missed a valve and blamed the rain
Lost the work order, then blamed the chain
Said he’d saved the town by a quarter to two
But the whole east block had a brown-water view
Brian was out there with a wrench in his hand
Fixing what Robert forgot to plan
While Robert in the break room drew up his crown
Calling himself “the next big man in town”
[Pre-Chorus]
The pressure’s high, the old pipes groan
Robert’s making speeches on the company phone
Brian shakes his head, says, “Man, let it be”
That supervisor chair ain’t waiting on thee
[Chorus]
Brian hates Robert, everybody knows
Robert talks a big game, but the water never flows
He’s chasing that title like a dog chases a tire
But the boss sees the truth and the dream’s getting drier
He can polish that hard hat, practice that speech
But supervisor’s a mountain he’ll never reach
Brian hates Robert, and he’s saying it plain
Robert won’t be running this crew or this drain
[Bridge]
Robert, take a seat, let the grown folks work
You’re a legend in your own mind, but you’re still the same jerk
The badge on your belt don’t make you the chief
And a stack of empty promises don’t bring relief
[Final Chorus]
Brian hates Robert, ring the old bell
Every crew in the county’s got a story to tell
He’s chasing that title, but the answer is clear
No supervisor stripe is coming this year
He can polish that hard hat, practice that speech
But supervisor’s a mountain he’ll never reach
Brian hates Robert, and the whole yard agrees
He’s staying on the shovel side of the hierarchy
[Outro]
Water’s back on, the workday is done
Brian fixed the problem, Robert claimed the run
Supervisor dreams can fade with the sun
Some folks talk leadership—some folks get it done