40 Hours A Week Lyrics

On the phone at 2am you said "It will be all right"

And it's been a long damn day so I'll believe that lie

If there's one thing that I've learned in life it's that luck isn't on our side

But darlin I don't sleep no more so I can work all night

I choked back my tears. I swore my lies were true

The gift of the magi to myself will have to do

The only time that I tell the truth is when I'm talking to you

And I know I'm hurting someone whichever choice I choose

The anxiety and lack of sleep are catching up with me

I'll count to ten, and I'll say "when" and then I'll up and leave

I'll pour us each a few stiff drinks

And I'll say what could have been

But now I'm feeling like myself again

I've got scars on my wrists and you've got blood on your hands

I still beg forgiveness for the man that I am

So stop my heart and knock the teeth from my mouth

I don't think I give a damn how this all works out

Fears, doubts, and regrets, I have my share of each

But it's 1944 so it's time to storm the beach

One day, like it or not, we're all six feet beneath

So fuck it up and make some noise so you can find your peace

The anxiety and lack of sleep are catching up with me

I'll count to ten, and I'll say "when" and then I'll up and leave

I'll pour us each a few stiff drinks

And I'll say what could have been

But now I'm feeling like myself again

You say that I can't win but I don't care if I can

I'll fight a losing war just to say that I am

A modern tragedy who will die on his feet

Because a losing fight is still a fight for me