Work Song

I've seen you around

You're the shadow of the man who ruled the world

You're a big name in this town

On the lips of every boy and every girl

When you're in Vegas with the clock stopped

Drunk off the body shots

And trying to get the top off a beautiful girl

You'll be rocking like a copper top

Your pocket full of top stocks

Every indication you're the king of the world

But the dawn comes calling and the chick hits the road

She's taken from your wallet what she felt she was owed

Your head keeps screaming that it doesn't feel right

'Cause you're older in the morning than you were last night

Things have started breaking down

You're no longer in control of all you see

And you can't seem to leave this town

And you can't even make the sun go down

No, you can't even make the sun go down

Another day breaks over your face like a

Cold wet hand cuffed to a new briefcase

The hot water never seems to make it to the tap

The hot coffee always seems to make it to your lap

You clock in and it's the same every day

Living in the future doesn't make it go away

You smile at the women but there's nothing you can say

When everybody's only passing you by

And you'll be sitting in the corner though you ache for the stage

Sick of taking orders from a punk half your age

Dreaming every night that you're a snake in a cage

And everybody's trying to get a look at your blood

But the clock starts buzzing and it's back to your cell

Another 10 hours in your workaday hell

You think you're gonna lose it but you never can tell

When everybody's looking at you, boy

And things have started breaking down

You're no longer in control of all you see

And you can't seem to leave this town

And you can't even make the sun go down

No, you can't even make the sun go down

Every city's got its own sad song

Every city's got its own way of speaking

But you're the one who's been here all day long

And you don't want to have to live for the weekend