Gold in the Cup

[Intro]
[Verse]
The factory gates are welded shut
Leaving me here in a rut
Ten years of smoke and steel
Lost my grip on what was real
My boots are thin and worn
Feeling ragged and feeling torn
But this gravel in my throat
Is the only thing I own
Just a man without a home
Watching the city turn to stone
[Pre-Chorus]
Then the Hammond starts to moan
Calling every wanderer home
I feel the Wurlitzer hum low
Nowhere left for me to go
But up
Yeah, I’m filling up the cup
[Chorus]
I’m singing like a king today
Wash the factory dust away
From the G minor blues
To the G major views
My dignity ain't in the bank
I got the holy ghost to thank
Every note is a victory
Look at what’s become of me
(Yeah, I’m standing tall!)
(Hear the horns call!)
[Post-Chorus]
It’s a standing ovation
For a one-man nation
I’m rich in the soul
Finally feeling whole
[Verse]
They used to walk right past my face
Like I was just a wasted space
Now they stop and check their watch
While I give ‘em everything I got
The brushed snare starts to swing
Listen to the pavement ring
I don’t miss the assembly line
Because this melody is mine
No more punching in the clock
I’m the king of the city block
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear the B3 swell?
Breaking every heavy spell
I clear the grit from my chest
Putting my weary heart to rest
Look up
There’s gold inside this cup
[Chorus]
I’m singing like a king today
Wash the factory dust away
From the G minor blues
To the G major views
My dignity ain't in the bank
I got the holy ghost to thank
Every note is a victory
Look at what’s become of me
(Yeah, I’m standing tall!)
(Hear the horns call!)
[Bridge]
(Gospel ad-lib: Hallelujah!)
It ain't about the paper bills
Or the houses on the hills
It’s the fire in the bone
When you’re out there all alone
Staccato horns begin to fire
Taking me a little higher
I lost the job but found the man
According to a better plan
(Sing it loud now!)
[Hook]
My voice is my power
In my finest hour
My voice is my power
In my finest hour
[Chorus]
I’m singing like a king today
Wash the factory dust away
From the G minor blues
To the G major views
My dignity ain't in the bank
I got the holy ghost to thank
Every note is a victory
Look at what’s become of me
(Yeah, I’m standing tall!)
(Hear the horns call!)
[Breakdown]
(Bass solo with gritty distortion)
(Hammond B3 Leslie speaker ramping up)
(Crowd clapping in rhythm)
[Post-Chorus]
It’s a standing ovation
For a one-man nation
I’m rich in the soul
Finally feeling whole
(I'm feeling whole!)
(Can you feel it?)
[Outro]