[Verse 1] Report says seven, you stroll in at seven-twenty Coffee in your hand, your excuses already plenty "Traffic was a nightmare," "My alarm became possessed" Meanwhile call lights multiply like rabbits in a vest One aide vanished softly, one nurse is on her fifth The charge nurse has three phones and a rapidly twitching lip Management sends a message: "Thanks for all you do" Then asks why overtime costs more than the revenue [Pre-Chorus] Day shift says the night crew never leaves a note Night shift says the day crew steals the good remote We pass the blame like pudding cups down the hall But when the pager screams, we answer all [Chorus] We're short a pair of hands, short a minute, short a bed Got a patient yelling, "Nurse!" before the sentence's said The boss says, "Keep 'em breathing," like that's a tiny chore So we sprint through chaos, then we sprint some more Lazy staff, late staff, night shift throwing shade Day shift counting coffee cups and wondering who's afraid We may complain in stereo, we may bicker down the hall But when it counts, we come together, all in all [Verse 2] One patient wants a sandwich, one wants the doctor now One is trying to climb the bed like mountaineering somehow One insists the blanket's plotting, one has lost a shoe One family asks for updates every thirty seconds too The sitter needs a sitter, the IV starts to beep The printer eats the orders and the call bell will not sleep A manager walks by saying, "Team, let's make it work" Then disappears so fast you'd think their badge was made of smoke [Pre-Chorus] Day shift says the night crew naps beneath the moon Night shift says the day crew breaks the unit by noon We trade sarcastic eyebrows at the medication cart Then somebody needs a hand, and there we are [Chorus] We're short a pair of hands, short a minute, short a bed Got a patient yelling, "Nurse!" before the sentence's said The boss says, "Keep 'em breathing," like that's a tiny chore So we sprint through chaos, then we sprint some more Lazy staff, late staff, night shift throwing shade Day shift counting coffee cups and wondering who's afraid We may complain in stereo, we may bicker down the hall But when it counts, we come together, all in all [Bridge] Code blue, code blue, clear the room and bring the cart No more day-versus-night, no more who's at fault Hands on deck, eyes locked in, everybody knows their part For one beating heart, we give everything we've got [Breakdown] Call it! Run it! Push it! Breathe! Check it! Shock it! Don't you dare leave! [Chorus] We're short a pair of hands, short a minute, short a bed But the room gets quiet when the code blue's said No jokes, no grumbling, no arguing at the door Just a team that finds a little extra strength to spare Management can keep their slogans, spreadsheets, polished talk We know what matters when a life is on the clock We may complain in stereo, we may bicker down the hall But when it counts, we come together, all in all [Outro] Tomorrow someone will be late, somebody won't restock Night shift will blame the day shift, day shift will watch the clock The patients will be crazy, the staffing grid will fall But when it counts, we come together, all in all When it counts, we come together, all in all
