Not That Kind of Engineer

[Cold Open]
Banjo boots up at dawn
Click-clack on the porch planks
Coffee's cold, but I'm on
One more run through the ranks

[Verse 1]
I survived the hard crash
And the county line snow
Payroll said, "good luck, pal"
Then the tractor said, "no"
Family calendar spilled out
Like a tackle box storm
I patched it with faith
And a thrift-store alarm

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not that kind of engineer but I’ll take a look
Got a wrench in my heart and a dog-eared book
If the day comes apart, I don't lose my cool
I just label the parts and I carry the stool

[Chorus]
It’s a super soft reboot
Right there by the creek
I keep my boots moving
When the whole thing gets weak
Graceful degradation
That’s my big bluegrass blueprint
I bend, I don’t break
And I keep the song in it

[Verse 2]
There were machine memories
In the feed store light
Cloud computing \u0026 cannabis
Got misfiled twice
Then a stranger named Dale
Called me "doc" and "chief"
I said, "I'm not that Chris Jones"
But I nodded in relief
The barn got a leak
The truck got philosophical
Still, I tuned up the week
With a smile that's practical

[Bridge]
[Call]
What do we do when the screen goes black?
[Response]
We pick it up slow and we bring it back
[Call]
What do we do when the roads get rough?
[Response]
We stomp on the floor and that’s enough
[Call]
What do we do when the labels lie?
[Response]
We laugh a little, then we let them slide

[Final Chorus]
It’s a super soft reboot
Right there by the creek
I keep my boots moving
When the whole thing gets weak
Graceful degradation
That’s my big bluegrass blueprint
I bend, I don’t break
And I keep the song in it

It’s a super soft reboot
With the fiddle and the pine
One last shuffle by the river
And the timing feels fine
Graceful degradation
Till the moon starts to blink
I’m still here, still humming
Still letting good things sink

[Outro]
System logs fade into river sounds
Boot heels count the gravel down
Banjo drifts, bass lets go
And the creek keeps the final note