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Artist: FireHouse
Canonical path: /firehouse/trying-to-make-a-living
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Trying To Make A Living
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Trying To Make A Living
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Well I woke up this morning
Pulled myself out of bed
I wish that
I could sleep the day away
Just a day like any other
Same old thing, over and over
I'm overworked and underpaid
(and it's killing me)
Not even breakin' even
Work my fingers to the bone
Barely gettin' by
Keeps gettin' harder
I'm slaving on the grindstone
And I get no breaks at all
Just trying to keep
My head above the water
Can't make ends meet
Can't even save a dime
Feels like I spend my life
Working overtime
Chorus:
Tryin' to make a livin'
Gotta pay the rent
(Just) tryin' to make a livin'
Wonder where my money went
Never seem to get ahead
It's getting' easier to see
(Just) tryin' to make a livin'
And it's killing me
Times are getting tough
Seems I never make enough
Just doing what I can
To stay alive
And I'd like to take a day off
But I can't afford a layoff
Gotta keep this damn job
To survive
Can't make ends meet
I can't even save a dime
Feels like I spend my life
Working overtime
(Chorus)
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