Sleepwalk Shift

I learned the vending machine's hum The night bell told me when to eat My daughter drew our dinner table An empty chair where I should be I asked her why the chair was bare She said you haven't got home yet I'm leaving the sleepwalk shift I want a day I haven't missed More than a wage inside a coat I want to walk my daughter home The day shift had a smaller check We worked the figures out in pen No easy leap, no perfect plan But I could hold her schoolbag then I'm leaving the sleepwalk shift I want a day I haven't missed More than a wage inside a coat I want to walk my daughter home She drew another picture Tuesday A yellow chair beside her own I don't know how we'll meet December Tonight I get to walk her home I'm leaving the sleepwalk shift I want a day I haven't missed More than a wage inside a coat I want to walk my daughter home The night bell rings across the town I'm here to watch the sun go down