Skeleton Crew

Ten of us — you remember ten Disc golf in the evening sun Friday pints, the English Pub Everyone knew what had to be done The work was heavy, the load was real But heavy's fine when you know your crew We carried it like it was nothing at all That's what the right people do Then the first one left Then the second one too Said fair enough — we kept on moving Still me, still you Skeleton crew, skeleton crew Doing the work that ten used to do The beat goes on, the lights are on We smile and say we're fine Skeleton crew, skeleton crew Running on fumes and something like pride Optimism is all we've got left So we keep it alive Network guy gone — one, then two Then the org chart turned inside out The veteran walked, the leader walked We kept our heads, we kept our route Someone somewhere looked at a spreadsheet Made a call, didn't ask the floor A new name on the door by Monday That's how it works, that's what it's for But we kept showing up 07 to 17 Covered the sick, covered the gone You know what I mean Skeleton crew, skeleton crew Doing the work that ten used to do The beat goes on, the lights are on We smile and say we're fine Skeleton crew, skeleton crew Running on fumes and something like pride Optimism is all we've got left So we keep it alive And it's almost funny (Almost, almost) How we still believe it (Still believe it) One more name on the list today And we nod and say — "Yeah, we'll manage" Yeah, we'll manage Yeah Skeleton crew, skeleton crew Still here when everyone else moved on The beat goes on, the beat goes on We're the last ones holding the line Skeleton crew, skeleton crew Maybe tired, maybe running blind But optimism is still on the clock We show up every time We show up every time We show up every time (Skeleton crew — still alive) We show up every time