Clocked In Love

Clocked in love, right on time
Your smile at the gate met mine
Clocked in love, no overtime
We don't rush what feels divine

I was late to peace, early to pride
Kept my best self somewhere inside
Overalls and lunch tins, five a.m. queue
Every long shift shorter thinking of you
I clock the hours but I count the days
Love pays better than the payday pays

No need to shout, no need to chase
We got a slow groove, we got a safe place

Clocked in love, right on time
Your smile at the gate met mine
Clocked in love, no overtime
We don't rush what feels divine

Time, time, time — love
Mine, mine, mine — love

Tape your photo in my hat
Love can clock in just like that
No drama table, no jealous scene
Just two grown hearts keeping it clean
Friday whistle and I'm homeward bound
Washing off the working sound
You meet me at the gate with a plate kept warm
My shelter from the weekday storm

Love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Love, love

Shift by shift, the tin got full
One more year, I always said
Went Tuesday and I paid the deposit
The keys are in my work hat
By your photograph

Clocked in love, right on time
Your smile at the gate met mine
Clocked in love, no overtime
We don't rush what feels divine

Right on time
Right on time