
Friday Deploy Square Dance (Warning Lights On Mix)
[Cold open: banjo boot sequence] One, two— Ship it on Friday. Pager says maybe, banjo says okay. [Verse 1] Well the sprint wound down sideways with a rattle in the logs Tickets half-closed and a backlog of jobs Jira in the browser, snacks in the tray Three little bugs all beggin’ me to stay I checked the diff, I checked the hook I said, “I’m not that kind of hero but I’ll take a look” Somebody yelled from the back of the crew “Is this a bad push or just punchin’ on through?” [Pre-Chorus] I said hold your hotfix, stash your fright Every sketchy ship-day has a sweeter night When your eyes feel fried and your tests feel cute Sometimes what you need is a walk-away hoot [Chorus] Do the Friday Deploy and Walk Away Boogie Step left, step right, let the code fall free Stress-cloud speculation underneath your feet Do the Friday Deploy and Walk Away Boogie No wild post-mortem, no status dispute Just a Monday mystery and a walk-away hoot [Verse 2] Now I’m not that CTO, let the record reflect There’s a line of us out here with a similar defect One writes playbooks, one hauls tone One disappeared in a service-zone I’ve seen shiny dashboards & benefits Sold as a fix for what never fits But the big blue-oncall blueprint said plain in the book “I’m not that kind of hero but I’ll take a look” [Pre-Chorus] So pass me the runbook, pass me the broom Clear one corner of the war-room gloom If the whole crew shakes from the root to the route We’ll laugh off the strain with a walk-away shout [Chorus] Do the Friday Deploy and Walk Away Boogie Step left, step right, let the code fall free Stress-cloud speculation underneath your feet Do the Friday Deploy and Walk Away Boogie No wild post-mortem, no status dispute Just a Monday mystery and a walk-away hoot [Bridge: call and response] Caller: Was it a hard push? Band: Might’ve been Tuesday. Caller: Was it bad luck? Band: Might’ve been loosely. Caller: Who runs the pipeline? Band: That depends on the chart. Caller: Who fixed production? Band: A fella with heart. Caller: Are you that hero? Band: No sir, different folder. Caller: Are you that kind of boss man? Band: Not quite, just older. Caller: Can you save the whole stack? Band: We’ll reduce the blast. Caller: Can you make it perfect? Band: No, but we’ll make it last. [Final Chorus] Do the Friday Deploy and Walk Away Boogie Step left, step right, let the code fall free Stress-cloud speculation underneath your feet Do the Friday Deploy and Walk Away Boogie No wild post-mortem, no status dispute Just a Monday mystery and a walk-away hoot Do the Friday Deploy and Walk Away Boogie From the stand-up back to the gravel road Some loads get lighter when you share the load Do the Friday Deploy and Walk Away Boogie Big blue-oncall blueprint, one last look I’m not that kind of hero but I’ll take a look [Outro] The line falls quiet The moon runs clean The banjo hums low On the recovery screen Hard merge behind us Green lights ahead Stress-cloud speculation And the whole band said— Walk-away hoot. Walk-away hoot. Walk-away hoot. By the river.

