rising with the day

{atmospheric electric

guitar swells, warm acoustic strumming,

quiet keys} Five AM,

the alarm starts to ring

Cold coffee in a ceramic cup

Tie the boots, grab the keys,

face the wind

Just another morning waking up {intimate fingerpicked guitar and close-mic'd vocal} Traffic

crawling on the highway line

Another bill is sitting on the counter pane

Everything is going up in price

But the paycheck stays the same {drums enter softly with a steady

pulse, bass guitar deepens} But we still get up,

we still walk out that door

Fighting for the ones that we are working for

Every single day, even when the road is steep We hold onto

the promises we intend to keep

Yeah, we keep on moving on {full live drums explode,

soaring wide melodic vocals,

warm distortion} Eight hours standing on my feet today

Watching the clock slowly spin around

Overtime just to find a little way

To keep our feet on steady ground {drums drop to a basic

kick-snare pattern, clean electric arpeggios}

Grocery lines and the fuel pump screen We count the numbers and

we try to make it fit

But we find a little hope in the in-between

No, we are not ready to quit {rhythm section builds again,

soaring keyboard pad} But we still get up,

we still walk out that door

Fighting for the ones that we are working for

Every single day, even when the road is steep

We hold onto the promises we intend to keep

Yeah, we keep on moving on {maximum intensity,

full band power, bright

vocal harmonies} Coming home to the porch light on

A quiet laugh in the kitchen chair

Suddenly the heavy weight is gone

Knowing that you are standing there

{drums completely drop out,

intimate piano and warm vocals only} And we'll still get up,

we'll still walk out that door

Fighting for the ones that we are working for

(yeah!) Every single day,

even when the road is steep We hold onto the promises we

intend to keep

We keep on moving on {grand finale explosion,

peak energy, roaring guitars,

soaring vocal sustain}

Tomorrow the sun will rise again

And we will too

{acoustic guitar fades out,

soft piano chords linger}