[Intro – horns hit, crowd call] Hey! Come on now… Yeah — let’s work it out. [Verse 1] Sun don’t rise ‘cause you wish it would Bread don’t bake ‘cause your heart is good Love don’t last on hope alone You gotta show up, you gotta be shown Dreams ain’t scared of a little sweat They just don’t answer to regret You want the fruit? You tend the tree That’s how it’s always gonna be [Pre-Chorus – lift] This ain’t punishment, this ain’t pain This is muscle in the soul again [Chorus – full funk chant] 🎶 No bonus without the onus The work hones us No one phones it home for us Yeah, no bonus without the onus Clap your hands, feel the focus Sweat don’t own us When the love’s what drove us There’s no bonus without the onus 🎶 [Verse 2] You don’t earn joy by playin’ small You don’t learn grace if you never fall A good day’s work got a holy sound Hear it hum when the sun goes down Bills get paid, babies fed Songs get sung, courage bred Ain’t no shame in the calloused hand That’s just proof you took a stand [Pre-Chorus] If it costs you something real That’s how you know you’re startin’ to feel [Chorus] 🎶 No bonus without the onus The work hones us No one phones it home for us Yeah, no bonus without the onus Move your feet, feel the motion This devotion When the sweat’s in the potion There’s no bonus without the onus 🎶 [Bridge – breakdown, spoken/sung] This ain’t about breakin’ your back It’s about bringin’ it back Back to pride Back to try Back to knowin’ you’re alive Work ain’t the enemy Numb is the enemy [Horn Break – dance moment] (Brass answers the rhythm, bodies move) [Final Chorus – bigger, joyful] 🎶 No bonus without the onus Say it with us Put your heart right in the process Yeah, no bonus without the onus When you hustle with a purpose Love encodes us Every step unfolds us There’s no bonus without the onus 🎶 [Outro – smiling resolve] Work it with joy. Do it with love. That’s the good life — Yeah… that’s enough.
