Majestic Price Tag Blues

[Intro]
[violin
Slow and irritated
Long drawn notes]
[Verse 1]
Coffee used to cost
What
A pocket of change
Now I'm counting out coins
Like I'm betting the range
Groceries in the cart
Half the weight
Twice the pay
Stand in line
Watch the numbers
Climb away
[Chorus]
I'm so tired of the price tag creeping
Every bill just sneaks up higher
I work all week
And the week works me
While they pass that plate of fire
Take a breath
Keep my voice real steady
But it still gets under my skin
Yeah
I'm calm
But I'm cussing in my head
Every time that total rolls in
[Verse 2]
Open up that mail
There it is
Big and bold
Sayin' I owe them more
On the roof and the road
They pave one small lane
Paint a line
Call it grand
Then send me a love note
With a real heavy hand
[Chorus]
I'm so tired of the price tag creeping
Every bill just sneaks up higher
I work all week
And the week works me
While they pass that plate of fire
Take a breath
Keep my voice real steady
But it still gets under my skin
Yeah
I'm calm
But I'm cussing in my head
Every time that total rolls in
[Bridge]
Tell me
Where does it go
All these slices of my pay
I don't see it on this road
Full of cracks and empty days
I keep my words slow
Almost smiling
But my jaw's set hard inside
Try to laugh it off
But it stings
Like a quiet
Stubborn pride
[Chorus]
I'm so tired of the price tag creeping
Every bill just sneaks up higher
I work all week
And the week works me
While they pass that plate of fire
Take a breath
Keep my voice real steady
But it still gets under my skin
Yeah
I'm calm
But I'm cussing in my head
Every time that total rolls in
[Outro]
[violin circles the last chorus melody
Band fades to just voice and fiddle]

rock, Warm country rock ballad with irritated violin intro, male vocals up front and almost spoken in the verses. Steady brushed kit and round bass lay a calm low-end bed, with roomy electric guitar swells and a gently strummed acoustic. Chorus opens wider with stacked low harmonies and a soaring yet restrained fiddle line. Subtle organ pad in the bridge, then everything drops to voice and violin before a full-band farewell., country rock, violin, strong, deep, vocal