The Night Shift

Yeah, twelve, go on Punch me

in Night shift,

night shift,

night shift Tyler on the night

shift

Night shift, night shift Yeah Neon

on my skin like fluorescent lights

Black boots backstage,

another sleepless night Party favors hidden

in the pockets of my coat

They keep checking on my pulse,

I'm checking microphones Everybody got advice

when they're sitting at home Typing

out an intervention while I'm killing

the show They say,

"Boy, you need a break," I

say, "Put it on my tab"

Then I stumble through the curtain

looking better than I have My

heart's doing overtime,

my head's somewhere else Got a

pharmacy of problems I prescribe to

myself They're waiting on the headlines

saying Tyler finally slipped But the

red light turns on and I'm

ready for my shift They keep

saying slow down I keep saying

watch this Every time they count

me out I clock in on

some rock shit

I work the night shift Clock

in when the daylight dies Party

favors in my jacket And the

stars inside my eyes They call

it a problem,

I call it overtime Still hit

every note when the red light

shines I work the night shift

Yeah, I'm never calling sick You

can talk about my habits while

I'm headlining this shit Sunrise on

the time card,

another perfect crime Everybody works for

something, I just work the night

Night shift,

night, night,

night shift Punch me in,

I'm still alive Night shift,

night, night,

night shift Tell the daylight wait

outside Human resources said I'm

difficult to save My manager said

sleep, I said book me on

the grave Got glitter on my

collar, got a bruise beneath my

sleeve Got a hundred people screaming

what my doctor won't believe They

love me when I'm bleeding as

long as it's on beat They

hate the way I live but

they keep buying front row seats

Everybody wants the story,

nobody wants the cost So I

oughta grab the warning signs and

show 'em who's the boss I

kiss love in the bathroom,

watch it leave before the dawn

Then turn another heartbreak to a

song they sing along Y'all waiting

for the crash,

act like it's something you deserve

But I've driven through the breakdown

and still never missed a word

They keep saying slow down I

keep saying watch this Every time

they count me out I clock

in on some rock shit

I work the night shift Clock

in when the daylight dies Party

favors in my jacket And the

stars inside my eyes They call

it a problem,

I call it overtime Still hit

every note when the red light

shines I work the night shift

Yeah, I'm never calling sick You

can talk about my habits while

I'm headlining this shit Sunrise on

the time card,

another perfect crime Everybody works for

something, I just work the night

Sun comes up,

I clock out Swear I'm done,

I know I'm not Cold floor

in the green room Trying to

remember what I forgot Love left

another voicemail My body sent a

warning sign But the marquee says

my name again So punch me

in on time No sleep,

no break Heartbreak,

headache Bad luck,

good drugs One stay too long

They said I'd never make it

looking like this Funny,

I'm still working

The night shift Night shift,

night shift,

night shift The night shift

I work the night shift Clock

in when the daylight dies Party

favors in my jacket And a

fire behind my eyes They call

it a problem,

I call it overtime Still hit

every note when the whole room

ignites

I work the night shift Yeah,

I'm never calling sick You can

pray for my recovery while I'm

headlining this Sunrise on the time

card, another perfect crime Everybody works

for something,

I just work I,

I, I just work the night

Night shift,

night, night,

night shift Punch me out when

the lights come on Night shift,

night, night,

night shift I'll be back when

the daylight's gone Night shift,

night shift,

night, night,

night shift Tyler never calling sick