Turning the Wheel

Verse 1

We bought a heavy engine
Said she'd pull the load
Been draggin' her for centuries
Down this broken road
But every four or eight
We park it on the line
And someone new jumps in
To waste the remainin' time
They grab ahold of the shifter
Look me in the eye
Say
"Everything before me was just a pack of lies"

Chorus

So put it in "D"
Just to burn all the fuel
Then slam it into "R"
And treat the road like a fool
We're tearin' up the asphalt
Spinnin' wheels in the sand
Gettin' nowhere fast in this promised land
It's a busted transmission
Grindin' steel on steel
Just watch how much we lose while we're turnin' the wheel
("Turnin' the wheel")

Verse 2

They spend the capital
Yeah
They spend it like rain
Buildin' up a bridge just to break it down again
The paint isn't dry on the progress we made
Before the new hand comes to switch up the blade
Empty the tank
Let the engine smoke black
Drivin' straight forward
Then backin' right back

Bridge

It's a rhythm of frustration
A cycle of rust
Turnin' all our hard-won silver back into dust
We could be movin' steady
We could be pickin' up speed
But we're fightin' over who gets to hold the damn key
And the engine is screamin'
And the chassis is sore
How much longer can we take this war?

Chorus

Outro

Yeah
The road stays the same
But the driver likes the fight
Put it in "D"
Put it in "R"
Just grindin' it down
To the frame

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