Punch Red

Intro

Alarm clock screams, gotta get up again

Sock with a hole, not a single new friend

Mirror reflects my five o’clock stubble

Dig in the drawer for yesterday’s trouble

Bills on my fridge held with a fake gold clip

Toast in my hand, but I gave it the slip

Verse 1

My shoes don’t match—like my hopes and debts

Lost count of my passwords, full of regrets

Steppin’ outside, face the view—gray and grim

Neighbors all wave, I just nod, sink or swim

Bus pulls away with my dignity on it

Wallet’s a joke, but hey, I still own it

Drizzle in the air, I breathe in the gloom

Making my way to that fluorescent tomb

Chorus

Work till I die, runnin' outta time

Got a suit, got a tie, got a probable crime

Too many darts on my heart, gotta make another dime

I clock in, black out, punch red, lose my mind

Post-Chorus

Hey, hey, gotta survive

Whoa-oh, still alive

Verse 2

Boss asks me if I slept—well, barely

Dreams on the brink of something scary

Lunch break's a joke, my sandwich is moldy

Stuck in a meeting while my coffee gets cold, see

They say "climb the ladder," but the rungs are greased

Bills in the mailbox screaming "please"

My inbox is cursed, my cubicle laughs

Still I print out a smile and serve up the sass

Pre-Chorus

Dark clouds outside, but I wear my grin

Counting the hours till quitting begins

Every email a question, every call just a sigh

Wearing the mask that won't say goodbye

Chorus

Work till I die, runnin' outta time

Got a suit, got a tie, got a probable crime

Too many darts on my heart, gotta make another dime

I clock in, black out, punch red, lose my mind

Post-Chorus

Hey, hey, gotta survive

Whoa-oh, still alive

Bridge

Printer jams up, paper rain on the floor

Copy machine coughs, can’t take anymore

HR says I’m “family”—they forgot my name

Vending machine’s mocking with fortune and shame

Verse 3

Half-eaten donut from six days ago

Living on hope and the crumbs in my coat

Spilled sad coffee—a work of despair

Sticky note art in the thinning air

Payday is coming, just not soon enough

Paying my dues in monopoly bucks

Still in the race but I lost my shoes

Punching this clock like I’ll finally lose

Chorus

Work till I die, runnin' outta time

Got a suit, got a tie, got a probable crime

Too many darts on my heart, gotta make another dime

I clock in, black out, punch red, lose my mind

Post-Chorus

Hey, hey, gotta survive

Whoa-oh, still alive

Hey, hey, just one more line

Whoa-oh, workin’ overtime