You showed up sober, right on time

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bpm

89

key

D minor

energy

0.74

dance

0.95

valence

0.50

vocal at

3.3s

length

3:27

language

En

lyrics

On Gratiot, one November night,

You laughed with a cup in your hand,

You said, "I'll meet you by the gate,"

When the cold came hard like sand.

I saw the snow on your work boots dry,

Your jacket stiff with oil and rain,

You said it twice by the bus stop light,

Now I hear it in the chain.

Morning came through the shop door glass,

Coffee black in a paper cup,

You showed up when the siren passed,

And you did not back up.

You kept it, you kept it, you kept it, you kept it

You kept it, you kept it, you kept it, you kept it

You said it wild, but you meant that line

You showed up sober, right on time

At the plant, by the loading dock,

Your name was taped to a rusted shelf,

You signed that promise with a shake of the wrist,

Then you drove home by yourself.

Now the bolts go down in the same old row,

And your word holds tight like a steel beam should,

What you said that night in the backseat dark

Turned out good.

You kept it, you kept it, you kept it, you kept it

You kept it, you kept it, you kept it, you kept it

You said it wild, but you meant that line

You showed up sober, right on time

Red badge on your vest,

Grease under your nails,

You came through the door

When my courage failed.

No speech, no show,

Just your boots on the floor,

One promise paid in full

At the mill door.

You kept it, you kept it, you kept it, you kept it

You kept it, you kept it, you kept it, you kept it

You said it wild, but you meant that line

You showed up sober, right on time