I Charge For My Time
CHAD SANDERS
ABOUT THIS SONG
Ninety minutes in a waiting room, so he mailed the doctor an invoice. True story.
LYRICS
I Charge For My Time One o'clock appointment and I hit it on the nose Sat down in that lobby where the cold air blows Read the same three pages till the staples pulled apart Clock above the counter beatin' like a broken heart Ninety minutes gone and not a word, not a sign So watch that mailbox, buddy — I charge for my time You charge by the hour, well buddy, so do I Ninety minutes off my day, you can kiss that goodbye Didn't cuss, didn't holler, didn't make a scene Just a stamp and an envelope, nothin' in between You charge for yours, I charge for mine I charge for my time Got home that evenin', pulled the letterhead out Line item, invoice number, left no room for doubt Ninety minutes itemized, terms net thirty days Prettiest little bill that a man ever raised Signed it at the bottom on a good straight line 'Cause I don't work for free, I charge for my time You charge by the hour, well buddy, so do I Ninety minutes off my day, you can kiss that goodbye You charge for yours, I charge for mine I charge for my time Six months later, walked back through that door Hat wasn't off my head, hadn't crossed the floor Girl looked up and smiled, said sir, right this way Five minutes flat, not an hour and a day Somebody read that bill You charge by the hour, well buddy, so do I Ninety minutes off my day, you can kiss that goodbye Didn't cuss, didn't holler, didn't make a scene Just a stamp and an envelope, nothin' in between You charge for yours, I charge for mine I charge for my time
CREDITS
Written & Performed by Chad Sanders
Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Mastering by Chad Sanders
Guitars, Keyboards & Programming by Chad Sanders
Instruments: Fender Telecaster • Yamaha Keyboard & additional instruments
Software: Ableton Live • ACID Pro multitrack • Sound Forge Studio
ABOUT "I CHARGE FOR MY TIME"
"I Charge For My Time" is an original country written and recorded by Chad Sanders, an independent country music artist and songwriter from Alabama.
Ninety minutes in a waiting room, so he mailed the doctor an invoice. True story.
Chad Sanders writes and records from the perspective of someone rooted in North Alabama, North Alabama specifically, in the heart of Marshall County. His music reflects life as it actually is in small-town America, not as it's packaged for radio.
Released in December 2025, "I Charge For My Time" is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. Preview it here at ChadSandersOfficial.com before you stream.
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