The Work
from NORDO by Air Traffic Controller
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lyrics
Tried to be perfect but I'm not
In this line of work that's how you've got to be
So many details that we need to oversee
Climbing and then descending rapidly
Oh the work, it's just so hard
I heard someone say "Do or do not"
There is no try
People could die
Hey boy, we got ourselves a situation
Without the money and the paid vacation
Ain't no way you can survive
Hey boy, you take this ticket to the station
Cut off your friends and all your family relations
You might make it out alive
Oh the work, it's just so hard
I heard somebody say "Do or do not"
There is no try
People could die
Hey boy, we got ourselves a situation
Without that money and the paid vacation
There ain't no way you can survive
Hey boy, you take this ticket to the station
Cut off your friends and all your family relations
You might make it out alive
Oh the work, it's just so hard
I heard someone say "Do or do not"
There is no try
People could die
In this line of work that's how you've got to be
So many details that we need to oversee
Climbing and then descending rapidly
Oh the work, it's just so hard
I heard someone say "Do or do not"
There is no try
People could die
Hey boy, we got ourselves a situation
Without the money and the paid vacation
Ain't no way you can survive
Hey boy, you take this ticket to the station
Cut off your friends and all your family relations
You might make it out alive
Oh the work, it's just so hard
I heard somebody say "Do or do not"
There is no try
People could die
Hey boy, we got ourselves a situation
Without that money and the paid vacation
There ain't no way you can survive
Hey boy, you take this ticket to the station
Cut off your friends and all your family relations
You might make it out alive
Oh the work, it's just so hard
I heard someone say "Do or do not"
There is no try
People could die
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from NORDO,
released June 12, 2012
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Air Traffic Controller Boston, Massachusetts
ATC created a place all their own in the indie pop world. After serving in the US Navy as an air traffic controller,
singer/songwriter Dave Munro built a legacy with ATC for crafting heartfelt, luscious and genuine indie-folk-pop songs that are timeless and classic. The band includes Dave Munro, Adam Salameh, Joe Campbell, Bobby Borenstein, Emi, McSwain, and Steve Scott.
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