Deferred Maintenance (Bridge Included)

[Verse 1] Down by the Wasi where the timbers all groan, Bolts turned to fossils, rust chewing the bone. Blueprints are curling on a nail in the shed, Numbers I carry like a prayer in my head. [Chorus] Bridge still standing in the frost and the dew, Loaded with stories that it never outgrew. Deferred maintenance, but I stay with the crew, One more season, I’ll carry it through. [Verse 2] Shop lights buzzing like a tired halo, Coffee gone bitter, paper work in a row. Red ink and warnings in a tight little stack, Weight of the winter on my slumped, aching back. [Chorus] Bridge still standing in the frost and the dew, Loaded with stories that it never outgrew. Deferred maintenance, but I stay with the crew, One more season, I’ll carry it through. [Fiddle Break — 8 bars] [Verse 3] Out on the steel where the cold bites the seam, I talk to the rivets like they’re part of the team. Every small tighten is a whispered amen, Field repair gospel in the dark once again. [Chorus] Bridge still standing in the frost and the dew, Loaded with stories that it never outgrew. Deferred maintenance, but I stay with the crew, One more season, I’ll carry it through. [Chorus — tag last line] Bridge still standing — I’ll carry it through. [Outro — banjo tag]