Boss Man

Verse 1

Phone rings loud on Monday

My boots barely dry from the rain

The boss man barks my name

"Clock in when you’re called"

He don’t care if my hands crack

Paperwork piled high on my back

"Just do the hours, that’s all"

One more word, then he’s gone

Chorus

But here comes the boss, calling me again

"Why’s the job not done?" he says

I tell him, "My time was up, I did what you said"

He shakes his head, won’t listen

Boss man, that don’t make sense

Boss man, that don’t make sense

Post-Chorus

Every day, same old mess

Never less, never less

Verse 2

Punch out, sun low and tired

Dust swirling where I drag my feet

He’s waiting out by my truck

Big red face, can’t take the heat

"Son, you finish before leaving," he hollers

But my watch says six, so I holler back

"You said work till the clock hits"

He don’t know how to react

Chorus

But here comes the boss, calling me again

"Why’s the job not done?" he says

I tell him, "My time was up, I did what you said"

He shakes his head, won’t listen

Boss man, that don’t make sense

Boss man, that don’t make sense

Post-Chorus

Every day, same old mess

Every day, same old mess

Bridge

You give an order

You change the rule

You say stand taller

You play me for a fool

Three steps forward

Four steps back

Same old, same old

Ain’t cutting me slack

Verse 3

He hands me that warning slip scowlin’

Says "You got nerve, acting out"

I stare him down, shoulders rollin’

I ain’t backing up, not now

"Boss, you contradict your own damn talk

Take this trouble and walk"

Short straw, long day

I choke down the laugh

Chorus

But here comes the boss, calling me again

"Why’s the job not done?" he says

I tell him, "My time was up, I did what you said"

He shakes his head, won’t listen

Boss man, that don’t make sense

Boss man, that don’t make sense

Post-Chorus

Every day, same old mess

You can take it, you can take it

Shove it up your ass

Outro

I said boss man, boss man

Take this bullshit and shove it up your ass

Boss man, boss man

Take this bullshit and shove it up your ass