[Intro – Spoken]
(soft piano)
Yeah…
Another month… same math that never adds up…
[Verse 1]
Alarm clock ringing but the fridge stay quiet
Bills on the table like they ready to riot
Paycheck gone ‘fore I even see the digits
Dreams got evicted, boxed up with the limits
Mama said “work hard, you’ll be alright”
I been working double shifts every night
City lights shining but they don’t shine free
Everybody eats—but it’s never like me
[Pre-Chorus]
I did everything they said I should do
So why am I still barely making it through?
[Chorus – Ensemble]
Rent’s due again, knocking at my door
Counting every penny, still I’m short once more
Praying to a ceiling that don’t answer back
Trying to build a life with a deck that’s stacked
Rent’s due again, hear that heavy sound
Every dream I got getting watered down
Running in circles, can’t break through
Living paycheck to paycheck—what else can I do?
[Verse 2]
Two jobs, no sleep, still behind pace
Smile on my face but stress I can’t erase
Bus ride home just staring at the floor
Thinking ‘bout a life I can’t afford
Applications out, no one calls back
Future looking thin like a worn-out track
They say “budget better,” like I never tried
Can’t budget hope when the hope done died
[Bridge – Soft]
If I fall behind, do I disappear?
Do I lose my name just surviving here?
[Final Chorus – Bigger]
Rent’s due again… (echoes rising)
And I’m still here trying…