damn i hope no one dies on this night shift tonight always lit up like a roman candle everybody comes in like they re looking for a fight i ll have to tell his family as he rides off to heaven then twenty minutes later i m drinking my coffee down at the seven eleven i m working yeah i m working all these truckers out here drive with one hand on the wheel and a cell phone to their ear apologizing for something they missed or can t get to i m sorry to my dear yeah but that s the way it goes and we sure need the money this life of ours is far from perfect arent it honey but i m working baby i m working so make the kids do their homework before you put them to bed and there s dinner in the fridge make sure everybody gets fed and i know i won t get to see you before you leave for your day i guess it s the only time that we get to say i love you baby i love you show the last kids on the school bus as i lay me down to sleep and i keep hurrying and worrying and wondering and praying for all my soul can keep i know i couldn t do it if you weren t there there d be no home to come home to no reason to care so i just had to call you before i faded away i guess it s the only time that we get to say i love you baby i love you i love you i love you damn i hope no one dies on this night shift tonight