Working Man's Blues

[Verse] Sunrise cant sleep eyes heavy drag Dark coffee bitter bite jeans worn sag No smiles no laughs gotta chug along Work's a prison where the weak don't belong [Verse 2] Boss drags me on like I'm some old mule Sweat stains shirt brain numb can't fool Clock ticks slow grind bones to sand Dreams crushed like tin cans in hand [Chorus] Punch the time card it's a one-way ride Swallow the pride work till you die Living for the weekend to feel alive Chasing dreams but they don't survive [Verse 3] Steel town blues caught in the dust Machine's hungry roar demand's must Nine to five feels like twenty four Life's slipping past can't ignore [Bridge] Work boots tattered mileage shown Empty fridge no riches sown Back's breaking for a damned dime Life's a sentence without crime [Verse 4] Sunset behind factory walls rust Day's end near but who can I trust Labor's a chain can't break free Is this all there's meant to be