[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] Seven days a week, the clock keeps ticking fast Winter’s gray wraps tight, no time to breathe or pass Hammers swing, paint drips, we patch the cracks and holes Trading sunlit days for cold, unyielding goals [Chorus] We grind all year for the glow in their eyes Halloween screams, Christmas lights, summer’s wildest highs Work, entertain, holiday, repeat the endless loop Chasing moments that make the long days worth the toil [Verse 2] October rolls in, we carve the dark to life Creepy alleys hum with screams and flickering light Kids pour from every street, wide eyes drinking in the show Animated ghosts and ghouls where our front lawn used to grow [Verse 3] Christmas comes soft, we huddle with our folks But this year we’re building a grotto, where magic walks and talks Tinsel strung tight, snowflakes stuck to the glass We craft the joy we never got to have back when we passed [Verse 4] Summer breaks loose, we hit the road at dawn London’s royal halls, Merlin’s worlds, the Eye’s electric yawn Madame Tussauds’ waxen grins, hotel beds and car seat naps Euro showers wake us up, then we chase the next map’s traps [Bridge] But this year the grind’s got a crack in its shell We’re trading the hammer for a hull that swells A boat for two, our pets, and the open tide No more clockwork days, just the water’s lullaby [Chorus] We grind all year for the glow in their eyes Halloween screams, Christmas lights, summer’s wildest highs But now we’re trading the loop for a slower, sunnier beat Cocktails on the deck, where the water and the music meet [Outro] Sitting on the waves, sun warm on our skin Letting the years of hard work finally sink in Before we drift back to the grind, just for a little while We’ll hold this quiet magic, make it last a thousand miles