Doube Shfit

[Intro-piano & string] [interlude-percussion] Ah, Ah, Ah [Hook] Grind on the clock, at home it never stops Research in my mind while I'm folding these tops Challenging norms, battling the old men props Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops [Verse 1] In the realm of acadmia, I stand with pride With books in one hand, a baby beside Fighting on two fronts, none to confide Each paper a battle, each deadline a tide Critics in corridors whisper my load But I pen theories where once silence bode Chasing citations, publications, a winding road A queen in this chess game, never forebode [interlude] [Hook] Grind on the clock, at home it never stops Research in my mind while I'm folding these tops Challenging norms, battling the old men props Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops [Verse 2] Evenings of research, mornings of care A lecture, a diaper, none to compare Jokes about mommy in chairs that stare Yet my insights strike, sharp and rare Undergrads applaud, my children cheer In each role, I face down the fear Conquering fields where men sneer I'm sculpting a future, crystal clear [interlude] [interlude] Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah [Hook] Grind on the clock, at home it never stops Research in my mind while I'm folding these tops Challenging norms, battling the old men props Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops [Verse 3] Meetings and metrics, the pace never slows I'm grading on curves while bedtime I bestow Sarcastic retorts to those who oppose On gendered paths where prejudice grows I balance the scales, equations set In labs and playgrounds, my goals are met Their privileges, a challenge, not a threat My triumph, in journals, warmly beset [interlude] Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah [Verse 4] Questions on my balance, the audacity I answer with papers, my tenacity My career, a march through adversity Each promotion, a mark of my capacity Men may doubt, but still, I rise A mentor, a mother, equally wise Through struggle and laughter, my prize In each small victory, my legacy lies" [interlude] Ah Ah Ah [Hook] Grind on the clock, at home it never stops Research in my mind while I'm folding these tops Challenging norms, battling the old men props Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops [interlude] Ah, a double shift mother [interlude] Ah, a double shift professor [interlude] Ah, a double shift striver" [interlude-Powerful] Ah, I'm my fate fighter [Outro-Powerful Angry Vocal] As the sun sets on another day of trials I savor the silence after the kids' smiles My desk, a beacon in the quiet night Where thoughts and theories take flight From dusk till dawn, the hustle is real Yet in each challenge, strength I feel In dual worlds, I forge my path A legacy built, a testament to my craft [Hook] Grind on the clock, at home it never stops Research in my mind while I'm folding these tops Challenging norms, battling the old men props Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops [Hook] Grind on the clock, at home it never stops Research in my mind while I'm folding these tops Challenging norms, battling the old men props Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops [Hook] Grind on the clock, at home it never stops Research in my mind while I'm folding these tops Challenging norms, battling the old men props Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops [Hook] Grind on the clock, at home it never stops Research in my mind while I'm folding these tops Challenging norms, battling the old men props Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops [end-powerful] [end-powerful] Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops Double shifts daily but I climb to the tops Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah