LYRICS: [Verse 1] Mama said get in line, boy, soon as you hit the ground Handed you a number before you made a sound Waiting for the schoolbell, waiting for the dark to break Waiting on a love that takes its own sweet time to wake [Chorus] Life is just a queue, brother, one foot then the next Waiting on the doctor, waiting on the check Waiting for tomorrow like it's gonna set you free But the line don't care if your soul is wrecked [Verse 2] Like a racehorse locked up in the barn, muscle coiled and burning hot Ready to run for open ground, but the latch won't give a shot Pacing the same four walls, kicking at the same old gate Strong enough to run forever, just gotta wait, gotta wait [Chorus] Life is just a queue, brother, one foot then the next Waiting on the doctor, waiting on the check Waiting for tomorrow like it's gonna set you free But the line don't care if your soul is wrecked [Bridge] Maybe they ain't keeping the gate closed to break my will Trust the hand that holds the latch, even if it ain't a friend Old horse in the barn don't ask why the seasons turn Just paws at the straw, and learns to wait, not yearn [Chorus] Life is just a queue, brother, one foot then the next Waiting on the doctor, waiting on the check Waiting for tomorrow like it's gonna set you free But the line don't care if your soul is wrecked [Final Verse] So let the line keep moving slow, let the gate stay shut a while Some things look like punishment but they're dressed up like a trial Every wait's a lesson wrapped in a curse Still standing in the queue — but I know what I knew first [Outro] Life is just a queue, brother, and the queue's just a door Waiting on the moment that you've been living for Waiting for tomorrow like it's gonna set you free But maybe it's the waiting that has been teaching me
