Something More Than Free
JASON ISBELL · Something More Than Free 2015 · Track 07 of 11
Written by Jason Isbell
When I get home from work I'll call up all my friends And we'll go bust up something beautiful we'll have to build again
When I get home from work I'll wrestle off my clothes And leave them right inside the front door 'cause nobody's home to know
You see, a hammer finds a nail And a freight train needs the rail And I'm doin' what I'm on this earth to do
And I don't think on why I'm here or where it hurts I'm just lucky to have the work Sunday morning I'm too tired to go to church But I thank God for the work
When I get my reward, my work will all be done And I will sit back in my chair beside the Father and the Son No more holes to fill. And no more rocks to break And no more loading boxes onto trucks for someone else's sake
'Cause the hammer needs a nail And the poor man's up for sale Guess I'm doin' what I'm on this earth to do
And I don't think on why I'm here or where it hurts I'm just lucky to have the work And every night I dream I'm drowning in the dirt But I thank God for the work
And the day will come. When I'll find a reason And somebody proud to love a man like me My back is numb, my hands are freezing What I'm working for is something more than free
And I don't think on why I'm here or where it hurts I'm just lucky to have the work Sunday morning I'm too tired to go to church But I thank God for the work