The Last Punch

[Intro]
[Verse]
Welding torches spitting blue fire
Wrapped in coils of copper wire
Black smoke filling up the room
Working in this iron tomb
Sweat is stinging in my eyes
Fed a thousand corporate lies
[Pre-Chorus]
The shift siren starts to wail
Like a hammer on a nail
Steam is rising from the grate
I won't leave it up to fate
[Chorus]
Break the chain and cut the line
This wasted life is finally mine
Kick open that heavy iron door
I won't crawl here anymore
Scuffed boots hitting the street
The taste of freedom is so sweet
[Post-Chorus]
(Harmonica wails)
Yeah, I'm gone
Long gone
[Verse]
Boss man's screaming in my ear
Trying to trade on all my fear
Drop the wrench and hear it ring
I don't owe you anything
Take your quota, take your pay
I am walking out today
[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure building in the pipe
Now the fruit is turning ripe
Oil slick on the concrete floor
I'm heading for the exit sign
[Chorus]
Break the chain and cut the line
This wasted life is finally mine
Kick open that heavy iron door
I won't crawl here anymore
Scuffed boots hitting the street
The taste of freedom is so sweet
[Bridge]
Ten years of the black lung
Songs that never should be sung
Oil stains on my tired skin
This is where my days begin
Burn the ledger, kill the light
I’m walking out into the night
[Solo]
[Breakdown]
No more punch-clocks
No more padlocks
Just the rhythm of the road
Dropping down this heavy load
Can you hear the engine roar?
I don't live here anymore
[Chorus]
Break the chain and cut the line
This wasted life is finally mine
Kick open that heavy iron door
I won't crawl here anymore
Scuffed boots hitting the street
The taste of freedom is so sweet
[Outro]