Weight on the Scale

Weight on the scale, let it sit
Talk ain't a brick, can't build with it
Weight on the scale, watch that dial
Been putting work in a long damn while

I can tell you what it cost, you can show me what it earned
Keep a ledger full of lessons, every page got a burn
Had a van with a bad door, kept the gear wrapped tight
Did a show for the gas and the place to sleep that night
Now you call it overnight, that's a flattering lie
You was sleeping when the cable got repaired outside
Don't compare your loud opinion to a load-bearing beam
One can fill up a comment, one can carry a team

Weight on the scale, let it sit
Talk ain't a brick, can't build with it
Weight on the scale, watch that dial
Been putting work in a long damn while

Got the invoice and the deposit, got the date locked in
I don't need to name a rival just to tell you where I've been
If the floor can't take the weight, we can build another room
Had the blueprint in a notebook when you called it too soon
Every person on the payroll gets a name in the thanks
Every person who was missing gets to watch from the stands
This ain't hype in a costume, this is proof with a pulse
Put the work on the counter, let the numbers consult

Set it down
Let it stand
Weight on the scale
Built by these hands

Weight on the scale, let it sit
Talk ain't a brick, can't build with it
Weight on the scale, watch that dial
Been putting work in a long damn while

Weight on the Scale