Turning the Wheel

Verse 1

We bought a heavy engine, said she'd pull the load
Been dragging her for centuries down this broken road
But every four or eight, we park it on the line
And someone new jumps in to waste the remaining time
They grab ahold of the shifter, look me in the eye
Say, 'Everything before me was just a pack of lies'

Chorus

So put it in D, just to burn all the fuel!
Then slam it into R and treat the road like a fool!
We're tearing up the asphalt, spinning wheels in the sand!
Getting nowhere fast in this promised land!
It's a busted transmission, grinding steel on steel!
Just watch how much we lose while we're turning the wheel!
(Turning the wheel!)

Verse 2

They spend the capital, yeah, they spend it like rain
Building up a bridge just to break it down again
The paint isn't dry on the progress we made
Before the new hand comes to switch up the blade
Empty the tank, let the engine smoke black
Driving straight forward, then backing right back

Bridge

It's a rhythm of frustration, a cycle of rust
Turning all our hard-won silver back into dust
We could be moving steady, we could be picking up speed
But we're fighting over who gets to hold the damn key
And the engine is screaming, and the chassis is sore
How much longer can we take this war?

Chorus

Outro

Yeah, the road stays the same.
But the driver likes the fight.
Put it in D.
Put it in R.
Just grinding it down… to the frame.
(Grinding it down to the frame!)

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