歌詞

Clock says six

Bills say move

Same old morning

Same old truth

Yeah

Coffee got higher

Rent went up

Gas tank empty

Paycheck cut

Groceries climbing

Week by week

I work five days

Still can't breathe

Boss says hustle

Landlord says pay

Phone keeps ringing

Every damn day

I ain't asking

For a mansion view

Just enough money

To make it through

Shoes worn thin

Car light on

Another long shift

Before the dawn

Everybody says

Just work some more

But I'm already tired

Down to the core

Tell me

How much more

Can a working man give?

How many hours

Do you gotta sell

Just to live?

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

JUST TO STAY ALIVE?

Rent on Monday

Gas by Friday night

Food on the table

Lights burning bright

I keep on working

But I'm losing the fight

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

JUST TO STAY ALIVE?

Every number climbs

But the paycheck stays behind

I don't need gold

I just need enough

TO LIVE MY LIFE!

Stay alive

Stay alive

That's all I'm trying to do

Stay alive

Card got maxed

Again last week

Doctor said rest

But rest ain't free

Insurance letter

Red on the page

Another small fire

Inside the cage

Kids need shoes

Fridge needs food

Everybody's tired

Everybody's rude

Neighbor works nights

Mother works two

Same tired eyes

Same worn-out shoes

We ain't lazy

We ain't lost

We're just trying

To pay the cost

Every little dream

Gets pushed aside

When survival takes

Everything inside

Tell me

How much more

Can a family give?

How many dreams

Do you gotta trade

Just to live?

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

JUST TO STAY ALIVE?

Rent on Monday

Gas by Friday night

Food on the table

Lights burning bright

I keep on working

But I'm losing the fight

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

JUST TO STAY ALIVE?

Every number climbs

But the paycheck stays behind

I don't need gold

I just need enough

TO LIVE MY LIFE!

No yacht

No jet

No mansion

No champagne

Just a little room

And a little less pain

No crown

No throne

No name in the sky

Just tell me

Why it costs so much

TO STAY ALIVE?

I still wake up

I still go

I still stand

When the money runs low

I still laugh

I still love

I still look

At the stars above

They can raise the price

They can raise the wall

But they can't take

Everything at all

I got one thing

They can't buy

The will to keep going

And stay alive

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

JUST TO STAY ALIVE?

We work all day

We work all night

Hands worn down

But we're holding on tight

You can raise every number

BUT YOU CAN'T PRICE MY LIFE!

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST

JUST TO STAY ALIVE?

We don't need gold

We don't need the sky

We just need a chance

TO LIVE OUR LIVES!

STAY ALIVE!

STAY ALIVE!

WORKING HARD

JUST TO SURVIVE!

STAY ALIVE!

STAY ALIVE!

WE'RE STILL HERE

AND WE'RE STILL ALIVE!

Clock says six

Bills still due

Tomorrow morning

I start again