Cake and Cookies

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Clock in early, coffee gone cold Boots got mud and my back got old We hauled that load till the sun went down Boss said, “Great job,” then he turned around There’s a sheet cake in the break room light One box of cookies and a paper plate night [Pre-Chorus] We did the heavy, ugly, hard Bent-up knees in the gravel yard Sweat on the shirt, dust on the face And all we got was a sugar lace [Chorus] Cake and cookies That’s the thanks we get Cake and cookies Well, I guess that’s it We moved the world with a busted grin And they brought a pan of frosting in Cake and cookies Bless our luck [Verse 2] Jerry from the shop got a corner piece Mabel took two, then she grabbed the grease Frank said, “Save me one for the ride” Then he hid a brownie in the glove-box side We fixed the gate, patched the roof Loaded hay bales and we smoked one tooth Of that lemon square with the plastic fork That’s the closest thing we got to “good work” [Pre-Chorus] A handshake’s nice, a nod is fine But pass that tray, it’s dinner time We gave our backs, we gave our day Now hand that frosting our way [Chorus] Cake and cookies That’s the thanks we get Cake and cookies Well, I guess that’s it We moved the world with a busted grin And they brought a pan of frosting in Cake and cookies Bless our luck [Bridge] If praise is cheap, then sugar’s gold Pass that box before it gets cold We’ll take the crumbs, we’ll take the lot We earned that snack, we call it job [Final Chorus] Cake and cookies That’s the thanks we get Cake and cookies And we ain’t done yet We broke our backs from dawn to dark Got a sugar rush and a paper napkin mark Cake and cookies Bless our luck Cake and cookies Well, that’s enough