Story Behind The Song
Overall, the song has wonderful imagery and paints a vivid and moving picture of this guy who is trying to figure out how to get out of his dead-end job and change his life.
Song Description
This is one of those "every man's" songs
| Song Length |
3:23 |
Genre |
Rock - Americana, Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
General |
Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Working hard to earn my pay
Six days a week, ten hours a day
When I come home ain't got alot to say
The wife wants to talk, the kid wants to play
Chorus:
But when the night falls you'll find me burning
When the night falls the wheels are turning
When the night falls hard as stone
When the night falls we're all alone
This week that check it won't go very far
Insurance due, new brakes on the car
That job I was promised, well it fell through
I keep on wondering when my number's due
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
Ain't no way in this world that a working man will
Build his castle of dreams on top of that hill
But he works through the day 'til he gets the job right
And he turns in his sleep wondering night after night
Sometimes I wonder what the future holds
Will my girl be happy as life unfolds?
But tomorrow's just a working day
It don't matter what I think anyway
Repeat Chorus 2x
ad lib til end