Still Something Left

Verse 1

They gave me Friday’s final check

And asked me for my keys.

The man who used to borrow mine

Would hardly look at me.

I drove home past the schoolyard.

I left the engine on.

I hid the letter in the glove box

And told you work ran long.

Chorus

There’s still something left in me,

Something I can use.

I’ve got more than that last paycheck.

I’ve got more than this to lose.

I can’t see around the corner.

I can take the step ahead.

There’s still something left in me.

There’s still something left.

Verse 2

My boy called after supper,

Said, “I’ll need the car at nine.

Are you working in the morning?”

I said, “Son, sit down a while.”

He watched me find the envelope.

I laid it on the side.

I said, “They let us go on Friday.

I’ve been trying to hide.”

Chorus

There’s still something left in me,

Something I can use.

I’ve got more than that last paycheck.

I’ve got more than this to lose.

I can’t see around the corner.

I can take the step ahead.

There’s still something left in me.

There’s still something left.

Bridge

He pulled his chair beside me.

We opened up the screen.

He said, “Tell me what you did there.”

I said, “Where do I begin?”

By ten we’d sent the first one.

Next morning they called back.

“Can you come in Monday morning?”

I wrote the number on the pad.

Final chorus

There’s still something left in me,

Something I can use.

I wrote down all those working years.

There was more than I’d have guessed.

I don’t know what Monday brings me.

I’ve got my shirt laid on the bed.

There’s still something left in me.

There’s still something left.

Outro

My boy said, “You can take the car.”

I said, “I’ll get you there.”