[Intro]
Steel beams and breaking nights, dreams caught in the floodlights
Worker with hopes, wearing scars like the paint, fighting off the twilight
[Verse 1]
He wakes before the dawn, feels the chill in his bones
Hands rough from the rows, dreams of a better home
Steel and smoke fill his lungs, yet he still hopes to hold
A life worth living, not just survive but to be bold
[Pre-Chorus]
One more paycheck, just one more day
Holding on to hopes slipping away
His heart longs to leave these shores
But he's tied by these endless chores
[Chorus]
Burning out in the shipyard, dreams drift in the rain
Working hard to break the chains, longing for a painless reign
He’s one step from the edge, yet he fights the despair
Wants a family, a home, a life, but he’s caught in a snare
[Verse 2]
Lunch breaks with whispered prayers, counting pennies in his hand
Visions of a porch swing, a quiet, peaceful land
Kids’ laughter in his dreams, a future he can’t afford
He’s lost in the machinery, in a life that’s discorded
[Pre-Chorus]
One more paycheck, just one more day
Holding on to hopes slipping away
His heart longs to leave these shores
But he's tied by these endless chores
[Chorus]
Burning out in the shipyard, dreams drift in the rain
Working hard to break the chains, longing for a painless reign
He’s one step from the edge, yet he fights the despair
Wants a family, a home, a life, but he’s caught in a snare
[Bridge]
Shadows grow long, time’s running thin
Fighting to find where hope begins
A silent prayer, a final plea
To break free, to really see
[Outro]
Steel beams forges a new day, a future he'll build someday
Though he's worn and frayed, he'll find his way, come what may
One paycheck away, from fear and despair
But inside he’s holding tight to a love that's there
