Payday On My Mind

[Intro]
(Yeah)
Alarm rings
Same old song
Steel toes
Get ‘em on
[Verse 1]
Clock in
Dust in my lungs
Lunch pail heavy
Paycheck crumbs
Back sore
Boss on my neck
Bills in a pile
All marked “direct”
Late rent
Landlord calling my phone
Fridge light bright
But the shelves all gone
Head down
Tryna swallow my pride
Smile cracked
But I still provide
[Chorus]
[Female]
You got payday on your mind
But you my gold all the time (all the time)
You say you stuck on that grind
I see a king in his prime (in his prime)
You feel broke down, used
I see steel that’s shining through
You got working man blues
But I got working man love for you
[Verse 2]
[Male]
Hands shake
Counting them coins
Gas gauge low
Praying it joins
Old truck coughing
Riding on hope
Heart keeps hauling
When the numbers say “nope”
Kids need shoes
And they look to me
I play strong
So they feel free
I ain’t perfect
I’m just tired and true
Every scar on these knuckles
Got your name in it too
[Pre-Chorus]
[Female]
You don’t gotta stand so tall
For me to see you stand at all
Lean that weight right into me
Baby, that’s what strong can be (yeah)
[Chorus]
[Female + Male]
You got payday on your mind
But you my gold all the time (all the time)
You say you stuck on that grind
I see a king in his prime (my prime)
You feel broke down, used
I see steel that’s shining through
You got working man blues
But I got working man love for you
[Bridge]
[Male]
If I lose this job
Do I lose my worth?
[Female]
You were priceless long
Before that first day’s work
[Male]
What if I fall flat
Can’t pull through?
[Female]
Then I’ll drag that sky
Till it fits ‘round you (yeah)
[Chorus]
[Female + Male]
You got payday on your mind
But you my gold all the time
(You my gold, you my gold)
You say you stuck on that grind
I see a king in his prime
(Stand up, stand up)
You feel broke down, used
I see steel that’s shining through
You got working man blues
But I got working man love for you
[Outro]
[Male]
From the night shift
To the sunshine
[Female]
We gon’ cash in
On a better time
[Both]
You got working man blues
But I got working man love for you (yeah)

rap, Booming East Coast club bounce with rubbery sub bass and crisp snares, male rap verses front and center over gritty keys and muted brass stabs. Female hook floats in with R&B harmonies and airy pads, lifting the energy into an anthemic, hands-up chorus. Call-and-response ad-libs between raspy male vocals and sassy female vocals, final chorus stacks both voices in a big, triumphant payoff., blues, r&b, female vocals