Welcome To The No Permit Club

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Heard you flunked the fifty-meter shot Shaky hands Target laughed a lot Paper said you “failed to qualify” You folded it up Tried not to cry Buddy left his wife in a clean Quiet house Sleeping on a cot at the in-law’s now Badge still shines But his eyes look dull Heart on safe But the pain on full [Chorus] Welcome to the “No Permit Club” Pull up a chair Pour your hurt in a cup You’re not the first one to stumble and fall NO PERMIT? No problem at all We’ve all got scars We’ve all messed up Sit with us We’ve all run out of luck When the world says you’re done Come sit by me Welcome to the NPC [Verse 2] He got suspended Head hung low One bad call in a high-stress show Signed the paper Turned his gear back in Wondered if he’ll ever trust himself again She hit the trigger on a long night run Taser sparked like a summer sun Cleared by the book But it shook her soul Jokes in the locker couldn’t fill that hole [Chorus] Welcome to the “No Permit Club” Pull up a chair Pour your hurt in a cup You’re not the first one to stumble and fall NO PERMIT? No problem at all We’ve all got scars We’ve all messed up Sit with us We’ve all run out of luck When the world says you’re done Come sit by me Welcome to the NPC [Bridge] One left his gear in a locker at night Woke up to panic Washed-out pride Thought he’d wear that shame like a name tag Bright We just laughed Said “Man You’ll be alright” [Chorus] Welcome to the “No Permit Club” Pull up a chair Pour your hurt in a cup You’re not the first one to stumble and fall NO PERMIT? No problem at all We’ve all got scars We’ve all messed up Sit with us We’ve all run out of luck When the rules say you’re out You’re still family Welcome to the NPC [Outro] Bad day Bad call Bad mark on the sheet But your heart’s still here Still on its feet You lost that card Not your dignity NO PERMIT? No problem You’ve got company in the NPC (hey)