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Gus Mahoney

Hold the line, hold the line

Drove trucks for eleven years and writes like someone with time to think and no radio

the numbers

bpm
172
key
A# major
energy
0.70
dance
0.95
valence
0.37
vocal at
5.8s
length
3:01
language
En

lyrics

You clocked me in at 7:12

While I fixed that leak by the break room sink

You slid my apron on the hook by the door

And kept your mouth shut at the coffee machine brink

I saw your note by the timecard stack

Three words scratched on a paper cup lid

You tipped your chin when the boss walked back

Then you acted like nothing happened, kid

Hold the line, hold the line

Hold the line, hold the line

You covered mine and never said a thing

Hold the line, hold the line

At lunch you split your sandwich in two

Then passed me fries from a red plastic tray

You let that rush order hit your desk

While I ducked out the back and got away

I heard my name in the loading bay

But your boots kept pace with the floor

You took that blame and tucked it away

Like a folded check in a denim drawer

Hold the line, hold the line

Hold the line, hold the line

You covered mine and never said a thing

Hold the line, hold the line

Now it's Friday and the doors are down

Your truck's got mud on the passenger side

I owe you more than a shake of the hand

More than the words I keep inside

Hold the line, hold the line

Hold the line, hold the line

You covered mine and never said a thing

Hold the line, hold the line
Hold the line, hold the line — Gus Mahoney · FERAL