Don’t Pay Me to Care

Verse 1 You say I’m no good, I don’t stay, I don’t try Boots hit the floor and I’m gone by five You talk like I owe you somethin’ more But you ain’t seen my life outside that door There’s a baby needs shoes and a rent past due A fridge damn near empty, what would you do? You stand there preachin’ like I’m the blame While you keep skimming off the sweat and pain Pre-Chorus You don’t know this load I haul You just see a name on a payroll wall Chorus I look at my check, then I look at my life Tryin’ to make it stretch just to feed mine You ask why I don’t bleed for this place When you can’t even look me in the face You want loyalty, but you don’t give a damn Just another broke back workin’ man You can’t buy pride with the crumbs you spare Hell, you don’t pay me enough to care Verse 2 Yeah I drink on weekends, maybe too much But it’s the only time I can numb this stuff You ask why I don’t stay and go that extra mile But you ain’t stayed late in a long, long while You talk ‘bout family, company pride But we’re just bodies keepin’ your pockets wide You count your money, I count my scars Tryin’ to hold together what’s fallin’ apart Pre-Chorus You built a throne on our backs and bones Then wonder why we don’t feel at home Chorus I look at my check, then I look at my life Tryin’ to make it stretch just to feed mine You ask why I don’t bleed for this place When you can’t even look me in the face You want loyalty, but you don’t give a damn Just another broke back workin’ man You can’t buy pride with the crumbs you spare Hell, you don’t pay me enough to care Bridge (low, gravelly delivery) I gave you hours, I gave you sweat All I got’s a stack of regret You took my time, you took your cut Now you’re askin’ why I don’t give a— Final Chorus (strained, emotional lift) I look at my check, look at these hands Ain’t nothin’ left but calluses and plans You ask for heart, but you drained me dry Now you’re surprised I don’t even try You want loyalty, well it died somewhere Between the truth and what you don’t care Yeah I gave what I could, now I’m through Don’t pay me to care… I’m done with you Outro Yeah I’m done with you… And everything you said was true