"Pay Streak" lyrics

There is no west, the sun doesn't rise
No, the sun never rests
As the Earth leans into its forever pirouette
And you'll never earn what your silhouette
Is spending at midnight up here

Forget the pay streak, the going's too hard
Provisions don't keep
Persistence is not necessarily
Drilling is just temporarily
Thrilling at midnight up here

But allow the boom town mice their fun
'Cause they aren't hurting anyone
They're dancing and sluicing on benders
They're not in it for the money

Yeah, I forgot to go home, just leave me be
I'm working tables now
Up to my knees in the ground in June
I'm not going anywhere soon
I'm still out at midnight up here

But allow the boom town mice their fun
'Cause they aren't hurting anyone
They're dancing and sluicing on benders
They're not in it for the money

Something like war as the highway goes by
Hold on to your heart
You need those moments that stir
There's fear every year, for sure
See that clearly at midnight up here

I'm not going anywhere soon
I said, "Leave me be, get out of here, fool!"
My heart is camped out on that frosty road of truth
I'm not going anywhere soon

I'm not going anywhere soon
I'm not going, no
I'm not going anywhere soon