Gave his best to the grind every day
Wrinkles and years showing in the fray
Hands of labor bruised calloused and torn
Now the silence just cuts through the morn
Clock ticks slow in the empty room
Echoes of purpose lost in the gloom
Memories of sweat of toil and ache
Feel like ghosts that constantly shake
Doesn't know where the years all went
Heart full of the times they all spent
Now he's left with nothin but time
Haunted by the long-gone climb
Faces at work all turned to young ones
New blood takin over with new dawns
He sees himself in their eager eyes
Yet can't shake the feel of his demise
Concrete paths that led him to here
Now they're cracked dusty broken unclear
Lost the rhythm lost the beat lost the pace
Feels the world's left him in the chase
Doesn't know where the years all went
Heart full of the times they all spent
Now he's left with nothin but time
Haunted by the long-gone climb