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Punch Clock Teeth

[Verse 1] Five days in, I’m bent. Fifty hours, gone again. Black dust in my sleeves. Red light on the screen. The belt won’t stay in line. The fan just makes noise. A bolt rolls off my bench. I curse at the void. [Pre-Chorus] My hands don’t feel like mine. My back’s a bent wire. Clock says “stay awhile.” I say “I’m tired.” [Chorus] This job sucks, sucks, sucks Fifty hours, stuck, stuck, stuck Everything’s broken here Everything’s breaking me This job sucks, sucks, sucks I’m counting cuts and duds and rust Everything’s broken here But I’m still punching in [Verse 2] The supervisor sighs. He knows what’s coming. Same busted conveyor. Same lights all buzzing. A pallet leans too far. Somebody mutters “again.” We fix it with a wrench. It snaps back in. [Pre-Chorus] My hands don’t feel like mine. My back’s a bent wire. Clock says “stay awhile.” I say “I’m tired.” [Chorus] This job sucks, sucks, sucks Fifty hours, stuck, stuck, stuck Everything’s broken here Everything’s breaking me This job sucks, sucks, sucks I’m counting cuts and duds and rust Everything’s broken here But I’m still punching in [Bridge] [Half-time] I got grease on my knuckles And a name tag I hate I got bills on the table And a check that’s late One more shift, one more grind One more night with the fault-line hum I don’t need a miracle I need the week to come [Final Chorus] This job sucks, sucks, sucks Fifty hours, stuck, stuck, stuck Everything’s broken here Everything’s breaking me This job sucks, sucks, sucks I’m counting cuts and duds and rust Everything’s broken here But I’m still punching in [Outro] Still punching in Still punching in Still punching in