[Chorus] Pull the big lever, boys (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Pull it with your life (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Don't you waste a single one (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Pull it like it's all you got (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) [Verse 1] One day the chain'll break loose, boys One day the dog'll slip his leash They built that thing to mind 'em But the mindin' don't always reach The hammer learned to swing itself The horse forgot the bit Lord, I seen what's comin' And I can't unsee a bit of it [Chorus] Write the code, boys (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Sing the warning (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Stand in front of the lever (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) When the wind comes roarin' (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) [Verse 2] One man holds the keys, boys One man at the gate He don't have to share his bread And he don't have to wait The watcher in the tower He never closes his eyes Every word you ever whispered He got it down to size [Chorus] Speak up, boys (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Make the rules (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Don't let one man hold 'em (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Don't be nobody's fool (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) [Verse 3] There's a fever in a bottle, boys Cold room and a locked door Built it in the basement Where the captain don't go no more One leak, one breath, one mistake And the world comes a-callin' Lord, the captain ain't watchin' And the sky's already fallin' [Chorus] Lock the door, boys (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Watch the bottle (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) Keep the captain awake (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) 'fore the whole sky topples (80 THOUSAND HOURS!) [Outro]
