Title: Keeping Up Blues Verse 1 Alarm goes off, another brand-new day, Coffee's getting cold while the updates roll my way. Forgot my password for the hundredth time this week, The screen says, "Try again," and I'm too tired to speak. Pre-Chorus Every button's moving where it used to be, Feels like this whole world's outrunning me Chorus I've got the Keeping Up Blues, shufflin' through the strain, Passwords and payments driving me insane. Bills on the kitchen table, news I can't refuse, Trying to keep my balance with these Keeping Up Blues. Verse 2 The phone says, "Face ID," but it don't know this face, Tap here, swipe there, what's this latest race? Need a code from my email just to pay a simple bill, Everybody says it's easy, but I'm standing still. Pre-Chorus They call it progress, maybe that is true, But nobody wrote the handbook for the likes of me and you. Chorus I've got the Keeping Up Blues, shufflin' through the strain, Passwords and payments driving me insane. Bills on the kitchen table, news I can't refuse, Trying to keep my balance with these Keeping Up Blues. Bridge I miss the days of cash and a handshake deal, A familiar face behind the counter made it all feel real. But I'll laugh, dust myself off, give it one more try, 'Cause if you don't keep dancing, life just passes by. Instrumental Break (Harmonica answers the guitar while the shuffle rolls on.) Final Chorus I've got the Keeping Up Blues, but I ain't giving in, Might be slow to start, but I still know how to grin. One step at a time, got nothing left to prove, Just an ordinary soul finding my groove. Yeah, the world's spinning faster than these old walking shoes, But I'm still moving to these Keeping Up Blues. Outro So if your phone won't listen and your PIN has gone astray, Pull up a chair beside me, we'll laugh it all away. Raise your cup to everyone just trying to make it through, We're all doing the best we can with these Keeping Up Blues.
