Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Rich pulled on his scrubs, first day on the line,
A shiny badge on his chest, but no one gave him the time.
No handbook, no training, just a pile of charts,
They said, "You’ll figure it out, you’re smart where it starts."

[Chorus]
It’s sink or swim, no lifeboat in sight,
He’s treading water from morning 'til night.
His boss just shrugs, no answers to show,
Rich is drowning, and it’s his first rodeo.

[Verse 2]
Patients keep coming, the list never ends,
He’s juggling prescriptions, and making amends.
The clock on the wall just laughs in his face,
Each hour another sprint in this unwinnable race.

[Prechorus]
He whispers, "Lord, I’m trying, I swear I am,"
But he’s just one man, just one man.

[Chorus]
It’s sink or swim, no lifeboat in sight,
He’s treading water from morning 'til night.
His boss just shrugs, no answers to show,
Rich is drowning, and it’s his first rodeo.

[Bridge]
He dreamed of helping folks, of making them whole,
But this grind’s eating away at his soul.
Is it too late to turn back, too late to say no?
How did it get this hard, this early in the show?