Can't Get Ahead V1

[Verse 1] Been wakin’ up in the dark so long, I forgot what sunrise means, Backs stiff like old leather, life’s been bustin’ at the seams. Bad knees keep on grindin’, but the world don’t seem to care, Feels like every time I stand up, life kicks out the chair. [Chorus] No matter how hard I try, I just can’t get ahead, Feels like I’m runnin’ on empty while the world’s runnin’ red. Got hope tucked deep in my pocket, hangin’ on by a single thread, But no matter how hard I try… I just can’t get ahead. [Verse 2] Patchin’ up this beat‑up truck, pray it’ll make one more run, Bills stackin’ like dirty dishes, never see the damn thing done. Every dollar I bleed out goes somewhere I don’t choose, And every dream I chase feels like another fight I lose. [Chorus] No matter how hard I try, I just can’t get ahead, Feels like I’m runnin’ on empty while the world’s runnin’ red. Got hope tucked deep in my pocket, hangin’ on by a single thread, But no matter how hard I try… I just can’t get ahead. [Verse 3] Some nights I’m draggin’ my shadow down a road of busted pride, Tryin’ to act like I’m unbroken when I’m shattered deep inside. Storms hit harder than they used to, leave their bruises on my name, But I grit my teeth, spit the dirt, and walk back into the flame. [Verse 4] I’ve taken hits that’d drop a grown man, tasted dirt and gasoline, Stared down every busted moment life has thrown at me between. And though this world keeps swingin’ hard, tryin’ to knock me out cold, I square my shoulders, spit the blood, and dare it to take hold. [Bridge] Sometimes I wonder if the fight’s worth the pain it leaves behind, If I’m wrestlin’ ghosts and shadows livin’ only in my mind. But there’s a fire in my chest that won’t let me lay down and die, So I wipe the blood, clench my jaw, and give the world one more try. [Final Chorus] ‘Cause no matter how hard I try, I’m still hangin’ by a thread, But I wake up swingin’ anyway — ain’t done fightin’ ’til I’m dead. Maybe luck’s been runnin’ from me, maybe life’s just tough instead, But no matter how hard I try… one day I’ll get ahead. [Outro] Yeah, I’m bruised, I’m broke, I’m battered — but hell, I’m still alive, Kickin’ dust off every failure just to see if I survive. And maybe I ain’t winnin’, but I ain’t quittin’ ’til I’m dead… One hard day at a time… Still tryin’ to get ahead.