Slave to the Dollar

Daily grind, sweat on my brow, paper chase

Bills loom, weight on my chest, feel the race

Stackin' pennies, dreamin' Benjis, but I'm caught

Get a raise, cost of livin' rises, effort for naught

Slave to the dollar, chain on my spirit

Inflation on the prowl, I can hear it

Chasin' fantasies, they sink in quicksand

Financial treadmill, runnin' but can't stand

Clock in, clock out, same ol' routine

End of the month comes, money lookin' lean

Raises come like shadows, vanish in light

Economy's grip mean, ain't no end in sight

Slave to the dollar, chain on my spirit

Inflation on the prowl, I can hear it

Chasin' fantasies, they sink in quicksand

Financial treadmill, runnin' but can't stand

Sunday paper, coupons for the savin'

Still fall short, dreams I been cravin'

Bank account starvin', hunger pangs loud

Future in the rearview, smothered by the crowd

Vision blurry, haze of ambition

Pockets empty, lost in this mission

Cash flow like a ghost, here then gone

Eternal hustle, sun risen, til the dawn