I never clock out |
Lyrics"I Never Clock Out"By Yves Stilmant © 2025 Verse 1A Up at dawn with a tune in my head Coffee's cold but the words ain't dead While some folks punch a timecard in I'm chasing lines with a ballpoint pen Verse 1B My hands don't blister from steel or stone But I carry the weight of a life alone When the world goes quiet, that's my cue To make the noise I was born to do Pre-Chorus Can't flip a switch, can't shut it down My mind's a train that won't slow down Chorus I never clock out, not from this life Not from the heartache, the song, or the fight It's blood in the ink, it's truth in the sound I carry the silence, then write it all down Might not wear boots caked in red dirt But I bleed through every verse This ain't just work -- I never clock out Verse 2A Studio walls know all my sins Chasing ghosts through these chords again My family's learned to read my eyes When I drift off into rhyme Verse 2B I ain't the man they write in books But I've lived enough for second looks Still laying bricks in a song-built home Built with six strings and a microphone Pre-Chorus There's no end bell, there's no last call Just one more track before I fall Chorus I never clock out, not from this road Not from the love I still haven't told It's worn-out dreams and melodies loud Even alone, I sing to the crowd I might not sweat in the sun each day But I earn every note I play This ain't just work -- I never clock out Bridge (instrumental guitar solo - 8 bars) (Soaring with grit, soulful bends -- like a craftsman hammering steel, but with strings) Final Chorus (Extended) I never clock out, not from this grind Not from the ache that's still on my mind It's ink-stained hands and midnight fire Chasing that one line I still desire Maybe someday they'll play my song And know this work was right all along This ain't just work -- No, this ain't just work -- I never clock out Outro Turn off the lights, but the song still plays 'Cause some of us are built this way |
| Lyric Credits: Yves Stilmant |
| Music Credits: Yves Stilmant |
| Producer Credits: Lumiere Soundworks/Audio Alchemy Productions |
| Publisher Credits: Groove Tattoo Publishing |
| Performance Credits: Yves Stilmant |
| Song Length: 5:09 |
| Primary Genre: Country-Contemporary |
| Secondary Genre: - |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |