set me working in the field let me get behind the wheel put those files on my desk and pile em high keep my mind on trouble brewing and my eyes on what i m doing lest i look up at that big old empty sky give me heavy loads to lift and give me all your extra shifts just keep me busy till i die oh lord just keep me busy till i die keep my head down low and aching and my body bent and breaking and my eyes strained and looking down the line keep me tired to my core and my limbs stiff and sore that i might sleep through my lonely night and pound me till i m good and gone and hurry all my hours along just keep me busy till i die oh lord just keep me busy till i die keep my hands deep in the dirt and the sweat soaked in my shirt that i have no time to sit and wonder why keep me strung out on the brink and don t give me time to think or i know i ll only break down and cry cause nothing makes it better no matter how i can t forget her just keep me busy till i die oh lord just keep me busy till i die and it s too late for me now it s too far back up the road i m down all my time is hard please make it fly and keep me from my shattered dreams and wondering what might have been those big ideas and once upon a time cause the time for me is passed and i can make it through just make it fast just keep me busy till i die oh lord just keep me busy till i die give me heavy loads to lift and give me all your extra shifts just keep me busy till i die oh lord just keep me busy till i die yes and pound me till i m good and gone and hurry all my hours along just keep me busy till i die oh lord just keep me busy till i die