Ten Hour Shift

Verse 1

Alarm clock ringing at a quarter to five

Coffee’s black, but it keeps me alive

Steel-toe boots by the front door light

Kiss my family goodbye and disappear into the night

Packages stacked to the ceiling high

Another hundred miles underneath this sky

Some days feel heavy, some days feel long

But quitting ain’t a word I’ve ever leaned on

Chorus

I’m working this ten-hour shift

Giving everything I’ve got to give

Sweat on my brow, dirt on my hands

Trying to build a life with the cards I’ve been dealt

When the world gets rough and the road gets steep

I keep rolling on, I don’t miss a beat

For the ones back home, every mile’s worth it

I’m working this ten-hour shift

Verse 2

Bills on the table and gas in the tank

Living somewhere between struggle and thanks

Got a little boy smiling when I walk through the door

Makes me want to fight for tomorrow even more

Some people talk, some people doubt

They don’t know what this life’s about

It’s not the money, it’s not the fame

It’s hearing my family call my name

Chorus

I’m working this ten-hour shift

Giving everything I’ve got to give

Sweat on my brow, dirt on my hands

Trying to build a life with the cards I’ve been dealt

When the world gets rough and the road gets steep

I keep rolling on, I don’t miss a beat

For the ones back home, every mile’s worth it

I’m working this ten-hour shift

Bridge

Someday these long days will fade away

The hard times won’t forever stay

And when I look back down this road

I’ll know exactly why I carried that load

Final Chorus

I’m working this ten-hour shift

Giving everything I’ve got to give

Through the highs and lows, the rain and wind

I’d do it all over again

For the ones I love, for the life we’ve built

For every sacrifice and every hill

Yeah, when the sun goes down, I know it’s worth it

I’m working this ten-hour shift

Outro

Ten-hour shift…

And I’d do it all again tomorrow.