[Intro] [Verse 1] Feed bill rides the dashboard Bank keeps wearing out my phone Receipts jammed in a coffee can God knows where the rest have gone But your time stays on my clipboard Each quarter-hour, every day I may owe this county plenty I ain't shaving off your pay [Chorus] Got your hours to the quarter Every minute black and white I can tell you what I owe you I can prove the number's right But my ears turn when you answer And my tail don't lie worth shit Ain't a column on the ledger For how much I like that bit [Verse 2] South fence bowed against the wire West post leaning out of square I showed you once what done looked like You took one look and went from there Then you moved them heavy bales Didn't argue, didn't stall Both my ears went hot as fire I had to turn to the barn wall [Chorus] Got your hours to the quarter Every minute black and white I can tell you what I owe you I can prove the number's right But my ears turn when you answer And my tail don't lie worth shit Ain't a column on the ledger For how much I like that bit [Verse 3] Used to think a man got hotter Every time he pushed at me Turned each order into trial Called the fighting chemistry I thought sparks a sign of something Same as crossed wires burning bright Looks alive for half a second Then you're fixin' shit all night [Chorus] Got your hours to the quarter Every minute black and white I can tell you what I owe you I can prove the number's right But my ears turn when you answer And my tail don't lie worth shit Ain't a column on the ledger For how much I like that bit [Bridge] I don't need you scared to cross me Don't need nodding just because If I'm wrong, then say I'm wrong Tell me what the problem was But when you see what I see And the work is plain and clear Don't make me fight you for the wrench Just to prove you're standing here You can think and take direction Hell, that's what I had wrong I don't need a fight to want you I need someone to count on [Final Chorus] Got your hours to the quarter Every minute black and white I can tell you what I owe you I can prove the number's right I like giving you direction I like what you do with it That's no entry on the ledger— That's just me admittin' shit If I tell you that I want you That ain't part of what you're due Done pretending it's just business I want something real with you
