[Verse]
Paper crumpled in my hand
Sweat on my brow dust in the land
Chasing ghosts down an empty track
I take one step forward they push me back
[Chorus]
Money slips away like water through my fist
I hold it tight but it doesn’t exist
Money slips away it laughs it mocks
It climbs it falls like broken clocks
[Verse 2]
Holes in my pocket holes in my soul
Climbing this ladder just to find a hole
The weight of the world tied to my spine
Every dime I make I lose nine
[Prechorus]
Greedy hands pulling me down
Faces grinning as I drown
[Chorus]
Money slips away like water through my fist
I hold it tight but it doesn’t exist
Money slips away it laughs it mocks
It climbs it falls like broken clocks
[Bridge]
Chains of gold they still feel tight
A gilded cage in the dead of night
Shadows whisper spend or save
Either way I dig my grave