Just like clockwork
It's 5 AM
And my feet hit the floor
Nobody told 'em
I'm not workin' anymore
All day long
I pound the pavement
But the offers never come
And our nights
are just for wonderin'
Where the rent is comin' from
Well I want some work
Just an honest day of labor
for a workman's pay
I want some work
Now the Lord is good at givin'
But He sometimes takes away
I need a job
I got a wife
and three young children
who look up to me
I need to give my people
reason to be proud of me
Don't bother Daddy
She gently scolds the kids
And packs them off to school
And I comb the want ads
Sick and tired of hearin'
Don't call us no we'll call you
Sometimes I get so restless
That I'd almost work for free
And I swear to God
This killin' time
is surely killin' me
Well I want some work
Just an honest day of labor
for a workman's pay
I want some work
Now the Lord is good at givin'
But He sometimes takes away
I need a job
I got a wife
and three young children
who look up to me
I need to give my people
reason to be proud of me
I used to hold a job
Now I hold a place in line
It's not easy takin' money
When the money is not mine
Well I want some work
Just an honest day of labor
for a workman's pay
I want some work
Now the Lord is good at givin'
But He sometimes takes away
I need a job
I got a wife
and three young children
who look up to me
I need to give my people
reason to be proud of me
Just like clockwork
It's 5 AM
And my feet hit the floor