Evan Nebo - Overtime Lyrics

[Intro]
Clock in, clock out, same routine every day
Daddy's boots still sitting by the doorway
Ghosts of overtime, haunting me at night
Following his footsteps, shit ain't feeling right

[Verse 1]
Steel plant memories embedded in my brain
Watching pops come home, looking half-insane
Twelve-hour shifts got him walking like a shell
Trading life for dollars, man, I know it well
Inherited these demons, can't escape this fate
Punching numbers, watching seconds dissipate
Factory fumes still lingering in my clothes
Just like him, I'm working till my spirit goes

[Chorus]
Working overtime, feeling overtime
Soul getting crushed with every overtime
Mama's crying softly, overtime
Legacy of struggle, stuck in overtime
(Yeah, yeah)

[Verse 2]
Time card faded like my daddy's dreams
System got us trapped in endless schemes
Breaking backs for promises they never keep
While the bosses counting profits in their sleep
Empty conversations at the dinner table
Trying to stay strong but barely stable
Watching mama hold it down without a sound
While depression's weight keeps pushing me down

[Bridge]
Sometimes I hear machines in my sleep
Echoes of the grind cut so deep
Wonder if I'll ever break free
Or if overtime's my destiny

[Chorus]
Working overtime, feeling overtime
Soul getting crushed with every overtime
Mama's crying softly, overtime
Legacy of struggle, stuck in overtime
(Yeah, yeah)

[Outro]
Clock in, clock out, till we fade away
Just like daddy's boots by the doorway
(Overtime...)