WHEN IS ENOUGH

[Verse 1]
Man builds a thing with his own two hands
Truck up to the market, quiet at the stand
Middleman comes 'round, pockets both his coats
Nobody ever asks him what a fair cut looks

[Pre-Chorus]
So we build a room where the door swings both
And the man who carried the bag gets to weigh what's owed

[Chorus]
When is enough, when is enough
When the hands that carried the bag get to set the weight?
When is enough, when is enough
When the man who did the work don't gotta beg for pay
Steady climb, steady climb
That's how you split a season, brother, that's how you split the time

[Verse 2]
Twelve months full, six months half
For the harvest that they never can take back
Cut the rope early and you owe the notice and the buyout
'Cause the ghost of a good deal is what a good deal is about

[Pre-Chorus]
So we sign the slip and we lock the terms
And a handshake in ink is what a handshake earns

[Chorus]
When is enough, when is enough
When the hands that carried the bag get to set the weight?
When is enough, when is enough
When the man who did the work don't gotta beg for pay
Steady climb, steady climb
That's how you split a season, brother, that's how you split the time

[Bridge]
You're the first man who ever asked me
When is enough
Most men ask me how much they can take
You asked me how much is fair
And I sat here in the porch light
And I built you the answer

[Final Chorus]
When is enough, when is enough
When the man who did the work don't gotta beg for pay
When is enough, when is enough
When the ledger and the loving hand agree on the wage
Porch light on
Porch light on