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Night Shift

by Arlo Maverick

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INTRO Cheque by cheque Just over broke Just over broke Just over broke Cheque by cheque Just over broke Just over broke Just over broke CHORUS Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home VERSE 1 - ARLO MAVERICK Working till 4 in the morning Shift work has got me exhausted Deprived of my sleep and I’m yawning I shouldn’t have drank all those monsters All of this paper I’m earning The years of my life that I forfeit The toll on my body’s enormous Quit but I just can’t afford it Circadian rhythm is off Slur all my words when I talk Drunk off fatigue I should stop But I signed up for this job Barely got time to see family Special moments that I can’t see Why my loved ones never ask me Bout things that I do so they’re happy My body wants sleep but it can’t win Missing my bed this is madness Far from productive I average Less than the quotas they’re asking Lord I need change I need balance For now I’ll take pillows and blankets I feel like I owe them Like Candace But they do fine In my absence CHORUS Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home VERSE 2 - KAZMEGA Workin til four in mornin’ Took the show over from Arlo Wasn't comin from as far though Gave me the keys to the car Feelin’ exhausted Half way in for a west engine That feelin’ I lost it Driven way back to my way back bin kin Wasn't this supposed to be a win win? Where do I even begin-gin now Let me take your whip for the spin spin Great great great grand mama lookin down like wow I ain't working more than she did did Ain't that the way to end a tale? Pipe down Pipe dream got me working check to check Check never thought the oil check Check might bounce Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways Anyways Gears I'm late night shiftin’ Ain't no breaks suspension On unpaid suspension Should’a paid attention Stocks that crash rear ended Broken glass rear dented Gas light on weird checked it I thought this wasn't supposed to be a race track though? Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways CHORUS Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home VERSE 3 - JUST MOE My nigga I'm tired, chewing through the wires Couldn't get flyer, tryna make fire Not talking bout bars, referencing shelter All that I fell thru, working on Northside Living on south side taking the bus Last eight on the page, with a bag of the reefer Cuz Friday you know we get paid But damn am I hungry! Not trying to fumble, reach the stars like Mutombo Cooking up like some gumbo Cuz I work too hard to spend it all on a five-piece combo And damn nigga the price at the chicken shop went up, uh I was just working for minimum, always given out da maximum I put respect on the axiom, that's when my blossoms start happening My nigga da struggle is beautiful, take a break from the cubicle Love in new ways that's unusual, and prove to you that it's doable Working that night shift
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INTRO Cheque by cheque Just over broke Just over broke Just over broke Cheque by cheque Just over broke Just over broke Just over broke CHORUS Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home VERSE 1 - ARLO MAVERICK Working till 4 in the morning Shift work has got me exhausted Deprived of my sleep and I’m yawning I shouldn’t have drank all those monsters All of this paper I’m earning The years of my life that I forfeit The toll on my body’s enormous Quit but I just can’t afford it Circadian rhythm is off Slur all my words when I talk Drunk off fatigue I should stop But I signed up for this job Barely got time to see family Special moments that I can’t see Why my loved ones never ask me Bout things that I do so they’re happy My body wants sleep but it can’t win Missing my bed this is madness Far from productive I average Less than the quotas they’re asking Lord I need change I need balance For now I’ll take pillows and blankets I feel like I owe them Like Candace But they do fine In my absence CHORUS Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home VERSE 2 - KAZMEGA Workin til four in mornin’ Took the show over from Arlo Wasn't comin from as far though Gave me the keys to the car Feelin’ exhausted Half way in for a west engine That feelin’ I lost it Driven way back to my way back bin kin Wasn't this supposed to be a win win? Where do I even begin-gin now Let me take your whip for the spin spin Great great great grand mama lookin down like wow I ain't working more than she did did Ain't that the way to end a tale? Pipe down Pipe dream got me working check to check Check never thought the oil check Check might bounce Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways Anyways Gears I'm late night shiftin’ Ain't no breaks suspension On unpaid suspension Should’a paid attention Stocks that crash rear ended Broken glass rear dented Gas light on weird checked it I thought this wasn't supposed to be a race track though? Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways CHORUS Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home VERSE 3 - JUST MOE My nigga I'm tired, chewing through the wires Couldn't get flyer, tryna make fire Not talking bout bars, referencing shelter All that I fell thru, working on Northside Living on south side taking the bus Last eight on the page, with a bag of the reefer Cuz Friday you know we get paid But damn am I hungry! Not trying to fumble, reach the stars like Mutombo Cooking up like some gumbo Cuz I work too hard to spend it all on a five-piece combo And damn nigga the price at the chicken shop went up, uh I was just working for minimum, always given out da maximum I put respect on the axiom, that's when my blossoms start happening My nigga da struggle is beautiful, take a break from the cubicle Love in new ways that's unusual, and prove to you that it's doable Working that night shift
3.
INTRO Cheque by cheque Just over broke Just over broke Just over broke Cheque by cheque Just over broke Just over broke Just over broke CHORUS Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home VERSE 1 - ARLO MAVERICK Working till 4 in the morning Shift work has got me exhausted Deprived of my sleep and I’m yawning I shouldn’t have drank all those monsters All of this paper I’m earning The years of my life that I forfeit The toll on my body’s enormous Quit but I just can’t afford it Circadian rhythm is off Slur all my words when I talk Drunk off fatigue I should stop But I signed up for this job Barely got time to see family Special moments that I can’t see Why my loved ones never ask me Bout things that I do so they’re happy My body wants sleep but it can’t win Missing my bed this is madness Far from productive I average Less than the quotas they’re asking Lord I need change I need balance For now I’ll take pillows and blankets I feel like I owe them Like Candace But they do fine In my absence CHORUS Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home VERSE 2 - KAZMEGA Workin til four in mornin’ Took the show over from Arlo Wasn't comin from as far though Gave me the keys to the car Feelin’ exhausted Half way in for a west engine That feelin’ I lost it Driven way back to my way back bin kin Wasn't this supposed to be a win win? Where do I even begin-gin now Let me take your whip for the spin spin Great great great grand mama lookin down like wow I ain't working more than she did did Ain't that the way to end a tale? Pipe down Pipe dream got me working check to check Check never thought the oil check Check might bounce Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways Anyways Gears I'm late night shiftin’ Ain't no breaks suspension On unpaid suspension Should’a paid attention Stocks that crash rear ended Broken glass rear dented Gas light on weird checked it I thought this wasn't supposed to be a race track though? Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways Where do checks go when they bounce bounce anyways CHORUS Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home Working that night shift I just wanna go home I just wanna go home I just wanna go home VERSE 3 - JUST MOE My nigga I'm tired, chewing through the wires Couldn't get flyer, tryna make fire Not talking bout bars, referencing shelter All that I fell thru, working on Northside Living on south side taking the bus Last eight on the page, with a bag of the reefer Cuz Friday you know we get paid But damn am I hungry! Not trying to fumble, reach the stars like Mutombo Cooking up like some gumbo Cuz I work too hard to spend it all on a five-piece combo And damn nigga the price at the chicken shop went up, uh I was just working for minimum, always given out da maximum I put respect on the axiom, that's when my blossoms start happening My nigga da struggle is beautiful, take a break from the cubicle Love in new ways that's unusual, and prove to you that it's doable Working that night shift

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"Night Shift" is a critique of what exactly the working class has to do just to survive, and how that impacts your life outside of work.

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released August 31, 2023

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Arlo Maverick Edmonton, Alberta

Arlo Maverick is a hip-hop MC whose sound explores Jazz, Electro, and Soul yet identifies itself as hip-hop through fusing nuances of hip-hop’s golden era and Jazz theory. Lyrically Arlo Maverick’s music is a poetic narration of everyday life experiences. For Maverick it is as much about moving his audience physically as it is about moving them emotionally. ... more

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