The Day the Truck Broke Down

Found a job stacking shelves

Monday to Friday grind

Woke up yesterday morning, early to me

And they said I was declined

Took the news too hard

Maybe drank a little long

Didn't realize how shaky things were

Till the whole damn life went wrong

Then I heard the grinding noise

Felt the engine gasping die

Pulled over on the shoulder

Beneath the burning desert sky

But I didn't call nobody

I just sat down on the ground

On the day the truck broke down

There wasn't nobody around

Felt the pavement through my boots, felt the sun burn on my neck

And I learned to listen better than any paycheck

Yeah, you gotta fix the engine, before you fix the soul

And a little oil and elbow grease can make a person whole

Sat there for three hours

Watch the traffic rolling past

Every single headlight was a ghost from my own past

Remembered every shortcut, every promise that I broke

Every time I swore a minute and every lie I spoke

It was silence that I needed, not a friend to talk me through

Just a moment with this busted steel in the heart cold truth

But I didn't call nobody

I just sat down on the ground

On the day the truck broke down

There wasn't nobody around

Felt the pavement through my boots, felt the sun burn on my neck

And I learned to listen better than any paycheck

Yeah, you gotta fix the engine before you fix the soul

And a little oil and elbow grease can make a person whole

Lead truck, she taught me patience that the road could never teach

She forced me to surrender just beyond my own reach

Sometimes the best direction is when you're standing still

Learning how to fight back using nothing but your will

I didn't call nobody

I Just sat down on the ground

Yeah, you gotta fix the engine, hmm