Original song about working overtime at the Power Plants
Jacob comes from a long line of Power Plant Operators that have had to fill in while short staffed for hours on end.
Been workin' the same ol' job since I was in High School
Pushing that steam every hour of the day
Just like my dear grand dad and my father before me
Staring at those coal stained walls that have turned grey
Well that fire keeps burnin and that water keeps on turnin'
These hours into money that I can take home
My wife says she needs me, my kids never see me
But, that boiler ain't roll on it's own
Operator, Operator can you come on in?
We've got twelve hour shifts and not enough men
Operator, operator we need you once again
Until your shift is through
And you've done all you can do
They'll put you in the ground and we'll need you again
Well we lose them faster than we can put 'em on
The checks ain't big enough and the shifts are too long
But I got nowhere to go and the coal is all I know
It'll 25 more years until I can stay home
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