[Verse 1]
I clock in before sunrise
Coffee cold in a paper cup
Same worn boots on the plywood
Same long road I’m backing up
I bagged those loads till my shoulders burned
Kept the whole line moving fast
Now they say the floor looks different
And my name don’t seem to last
[Pre-Chorus]
They cut my hours like twine
Then ask why I’m falling behind
The bills keep showing up early
And the paycheck don’t stretch like it did in time
[Chorus]
It don’t go far no more
It don’t go far no more
By Friday night it’s gone
It don’t go far no more
(so far no more)
[Verse 2]
The manager smiled with a clipboard
Said “we gotta make some room”
While the rent went up in a hurry
And the gas tank drank too soon
I watched that grocery cart fill up
Then I watched it get half bare
One sack of rice and a hard roll
Ain’t enough for a family share
[Pre-Chorus]
They cut my hours like twine
Then ask why I’m falling behind
The bills keep showing up early
And the paycheck don’t stretch like it did in time
[Chorus]
It don’t go far no more
It don’t go far no more
By Friday night it’s gone
It don’t go far no more
(so far no more)
[Bridge]
I ain’t too proud to say I’m tired
Ain’t no shame in the ache I wear
When the price tag keeps on climbing
And the folks up top don’t care
Still I’m standing in the doorway
With my hands and a stubborn heart
Trying to hold this little home together
When the money falls apart
[Chorus]
It don’t go far no more
It don’t go far no more
By Friday night it’s gone
It don’t go far no more
(so far no more)