[Intro] Yeah... six AM alarm again. They tell you work hard, but when do we actually live? Check it. [Verse 1] Punching on the clock, trading hours for a rate While the cost of living double every time I clear my plate Remember back then, a single dollar went far Now eighty bucks barely puts a dent in the car They preach about the hustle, say you gotta sacrifice Give up all your weekends just to live a decent life When do we laugh? Man, when do we breathe? When do we enjoy the joy before it's time to leave? Fingers to the bone paying rent on a space Running on a treadmill, trapped in the race High tax, high rent, zero progress to show Always on the grind with nowhere to go [Hook] They tell us work hard, stack it up, wait your turn Watch the clock tick down while the whole candle burn Prices going sky high, money getting slim Running on this treadmill, tell me when we win? When the fun start? When the stress stop? Trying to catch a breeze before the whole hammer drop [Verse 2] Used to kick it on the block, feeling easy and free Now everything is taxed just to catch a little breeze Subscriptions on the phone, inflation on the gas World moving crazy and it's moving way too fast They want a worker bee steady buzzing in the hive But surviving ain't the same thing as feeling alive So I'm flipping up the script, reclaiming my peace Can't wait on the market just to catch a little lease Prioritize my joy, put my spirit back in line 'Cause life is moving fast and I'm protecting what is mine Out the rat race loop, breaking through the wall Gotta live right now 'fore we answer the call [Hook] They tell us work hard, stack it up, wait your turn Watch the clock tick down while the whole candle burn Prices going sky high, money getting slim Running on this treadmill, tell me when we win? When the fun start? When the stress stop? Trying to catch a breeze before the whole hammer drop [Outro] Yeah... clock out for real this time. No more waiting on a green light. Balance out the grind and start living. [fade out] [end]
