[Intro] Yeah... they say the money is the root of all evil But the whole game is rigged, so you can't survive without it This one's for everybody just tryna make it [Chorus] Another day, another dollar, another soul turns cold Another man goes under, tryna fight for fool's gold In this wild west jungle, home of the brave, land of the free Another day another dollar, slowly turning my brother against me [Verse 1] I wake up every morning with the weight on my chest Got mouths to feed at home and a city that don't rest See the suit on the corner getting paid while I bleed I'm scraping for the crumbs just to cover my needs The system got its hand in every dollar I make Every step that I climb, somebody else gotta break That's the game that they run from the cradle to the grave You either own the plantation or you working like a slave And I ain't trying to preach, I'm just calling it real When your pockets stay empty, you know exactly how it feels No safety net beneath me, just the concrete below Another day in the only life I know [Chorus] Another day, another dollar, another soul turns cold Another man goes under, tryna fight for fool's gold In this wild west jungle, home of the brave, land of the free Another day another dollar, slowly turning my brother against me [Verse 2] Now my brother was my blood till the money came between Turned to something ugly, if you know what I mean See greed will do its surgery, cut you where it hurts Turn your closest to your enemies and loyalty to dirt The block is full of soldiers fighting wars they didn't start Corporations drawing lines right through my homies' heart They'd rather build a prison than invest in a school Then wonder why the shorties gotta play by different rules Penned in like animals, left to fight it out Too blind to see the cage, can't find the right route Brother turning on brother, neighbour turning on friend We're selling ourselves out and it's got to find an end [Bridge] What if we led with compassion and offered out a hand Helped our neighbour to his feet so together we can stand Cause a chain is only strongest when every link holds true The brother you stepping on today might be the one who saves you [Verse 3] So now I walk these streets with my eyes open wide Knowing every dollar spent comes at another brother's pride Somebody lost their health, their time or their soul Just to keep the machine fed and in control And I could play it dirty, stack it any way I can But then I look in the mirror — do I still see a man? That's the choice at the edge of the cliff Either compromise your soul or keep living in the drift So I carry what I can as I move through the haze Keep my head above the water through the darkness and the daze Maybe one day it changes, maybe one day it breaks But till then — another day, and another dollar takes [Chorus] Another day, another dollar, another soul turns cold Another man goes under, tryna fight for fool's gold In this wild west jungle, home of the brave, land of the free Another day another dollar, slowly turning my brother against me [Outro] Another day... another dollar... They keep us hungry so we fight each other Instead of looking up at who's really holding the ladder Another day... another dollar... But I got love for my brother
