[Verse 1] Boarded-up stores where the lights once shined Empty pockets, broken skyline Dreams get sold when the mills shut down Hope packed up and left this town Checks don’t clear and the rent comes due Hustle in the alleys just to make it through Whole block silent, nothing to say Money dried up and the jobs went away [Chorus] — HARD TIMES, CAN’T GET PAID — — BROKE CITY, STILL WE STAY — ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND URBAN DECAY SURVIVE ANOTHER NIGHT, FIND ANOTHER WAY ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND URBAN DECAY BUILD FROM THE RUINS, LIVE TO FIGHT TODAY [Verse 2] Factories closed, nothing left but crime Corner store hustles just to buy more time Bricks falling down, roofs caving in Cold streets teach what it means to win Kids grow quick with the lights cut low Stack what you can in a world that’s slow Still hold ground where the work ran dry Still keep faith but we don’t know why [Bridge] City turned ghost but we won’t leave Still got fight and still believe From the cracks and the dirt, we’ll rise somehow No handouts here, just here and now [Chorus] — HARD TIMES, CAN’T GET PAID — — BROKE CITY, STILL WE STAY — ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND URBAN DECAY SURVIVE ANOTHER NIGHT, FIND ANOTHER WAY ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND URBAN DECAY BUILD FROM THE RUINS, LIVE TO FIGHT TODAY
