[Verse] Boots on the cobblestones crack at dawn The city's alive but my spirit's gone Shoveling dreams in a rusted tin can A cog in the wheel of another man's plan [Prechorus] I hear the clock scream I hear the gears grind No time to breathe No time to unwind [Chorus] To the grindstone we go To the grindstone we crawl Breaking our backs for the rise and the fall To the grindstone we march Through the smoke and the haze Counting the hours The minutes The days [Verse 2] Hands like leather and a soul turned gray Swinging the hammer for another day's pay The bossman's laugh cuts sharp as a blade While we sweat in the shadow of the life we made [Bridge] Oh the beer tastes sweeter when the whistle blows The night is our freedom till the rooster crows Raise a glass Raise a cheer Drown the ache in your bones For tomorrow we'll return to the grindstone [Chorus] To the grindstone we go To the grindstone we crawl Breaking our backs for the rise and the fall To the grindstone we march Through the smoke and the haze Counting the hours The minutes The days
