Title: Two Months Away [Verse 1] Another morning, steel-toe boots, Another back that's black and blue. Thirty-five beneath the roof, Still they ask for something new. Faster hands and fewer mistakes, Never mind the price I pay. Every drop of sweat I leave Gets washed away at end of day. [Pre-Chorus] They tell me, "You're a good man." Then tighten every chain. A pat upon my shoulder Won't numb a lifetime's pain. [Chorus] Give me two months far away, Let the morning find my name. No alarms, no factory lights, No more running through the rain. Maybe I would find myself, Maybe I would stand again. I don't dream of getting rich... I just dream of breathing, friend. [Verse 2] Never late and never drunk, Never left a job undone. I gave my back, I gave my blood, Still I'm told to simply run. If I'm broken, hide the cracks. If I'm tired, bite your tongue. Every year they ask for more, Like I'm still forever young. [Verse 3] There was a voice four hundred miles away, That made the heavy evenings light. Now every call grows shorter still, Like fading sparks into the night. Maybe life just pulled us both, Maybe nothing's really wrong... But silence has a bitter sound When you've held it for so long. [Bridge] Raise your glasses, brothers mine, For every soul that's worn too thin. We laugh louder than we cry, But both begin beneath the skin. If tomorrow calls again, I'll still answer, I'll still stand... Though every mile I walk these days Feels like sinking into sand. [Final Chorus] Give me two months far away, Just to hear my own heartbeat. Maybe then I'd write a song That doesn't taste of cold defeat. I'll keep walking while I can, Though these roads are hard to climb. I'm not asking for the world... Just a little piece of time. [Outro] The whistle blows... I lift my head. One more day... one step instead.
