Verse 1 You say I’m a bad employee, I don’t stay, I don’t try Clock hits five and I’m already out the door, goodbye But you ain’t seen my bills stacked high on the kitchen table Or my kids askin’ daddy why we barely gettin’ stable Pre-Chorus You point your finger like I’m the one to blame But I’m just tryin’ to survive in your little game Chorus Then I look at my check, look at my life Tryin’ to stretch a dollar just to feed my wife You ask where my heart is, why I don’t care But you don’t give a damn, so why should I be there You want loyalty, but it don’t go both ways You can’t buy my soul on minimum wage Yeah, you preach about pride, but you don’t come through Ain’t that the truth… yeah, ain’t that the truth Verse 2 You say I drink too much come Saturday night But it’s the only time I feel a little alright You ask why I don’t stay late, give more of my time But you ain’t ever stayed one second past quittin’ time Pre-Chorus You talk real big ‘bout the company name But we’re just numbers in your profit game Chorus Then I look at my check, look at my life Tryin’ to stretch a dollar just to feed my wife You ask where my heart is, why I don’t care But you don’t give a damn, so why should I be there You want loyalty, but it don’t go both ways You can’t buy my soul on minimum wage Yeah, you preach about pride, but you don’t come through Ain’t that the truth… yeah, ain’t that the truth Bridge (spoken or half-sung) You clock me in, you clock me out But you don’t know what I’m about I give what I can, I do my part But you don’t pay enough for heart Final Chorus (lifted) Yeah I look at my check, look at my life Still fightin’ every day just to get by You ask for more, but you don’t give Hard to care ‘bout a job when you can’t even live You want loyalty, well it’s earned not used Respect ain’t somethin’ you get to refuse Yeah you built this place, but we built it too Ain’t that the truth… yeah, that’s the truth Outro Yeah that’s the truth… From a man worn down in work boots
