Paycheck to Paycheck

The rent is due and the cupboard's running bare,

You stretch every dollar with the greatest of care,

You rob from Peter just to try and pay Paul,

And hope and pray that nothing breaks down at all.

Do I buy the bread or do the lights stay on,

You do the math till the hope is almost gone,

No luxury, no extra, just the bare minimum,

And the month is no where near being done.

(Chorus)

Paycheck to paycheck, that's how we survive,

Just barely keeping body and soul alive,

We're not asking for your pity, just asking all to see,

That the cost of living's breaking people just like you and me.

Some don't even have a paycheck to scrape,

They're working every angle just to find an escape,

The jobs are hard to find and the bills don't wait,

To keep your head up is the heaviest weight.

You're not lazy, you're not careless, you just need a break,

You're carrying more than most people think you can take,

Two jobs, three kids, and scraping every cent,

And the ones at the top don't know where our dollar went.

(Chorus)

Paycheck to paycheck, that's how we survive,

Just barely keeping body and soul alive,

We're not asking for your pity, just asking all to see,

That the cost of living's breaking people just like you and me.

Many are nodding 'cause they know this road,

Just know you're not alone underneath that heavy load,

Millions of us walking in the very same shoes,

Paycheck to paycheck, we've got nothing left to lose.

(Bridge)

If you've never had to choose between medicine or a meal,

Take a moment, and understand how we feel,

Behind every struggle is a person with a name,

If you're not one of us, it could happen just the same.

(Chorus)

Paycheck to paycheck, that's how we survive,

Just barely keeping body and soul alive,

We're not asking for your pity, just asking all to see,

That the cost of living's breaking people just like you and me.

Paycheck to paycheck, that's how we survive,

Just barely keeping body and soul alive,

We're not asking for your pity, just asking all to see,

That the cost of living's breaking people just like you and me.