Verse 1 phone light flash rents due again paycheck gone before im even gettin in gas up twenty thats half a damn tank groceries lookin like a sick damn prank boss talk grind shit im talkin bout my bills he talk about the team and im talkin bout these meals he dont really know what its like out here tryna stretch a dime without some crime throughout the year still i show up fake smile clean shirt dead inside but i laugh through the hurt scroll on lunch see success on the reels whole world lyin bout how happy they feel for real Hook this that daily grind where the rent dont wait where the dreams cost more than the food on your plate where we clock in tired and clock out late just tryna build me some peace while we carry this weight yeah this that grind where the broke still fight we laugh through pain just to sleep thru the night and yea its fuckin wild this is what we call life better brush up your smile and pretend its alright Verse 2 the whole world world preachin talkin self care first my pto is short and we aint far from the first therapy cool if the copay small but if you like me then you just smoke thru it all netflix playin just drownin all noise news all war layoffs and all ploys politicians rich talk change online but the streets still broke and the rent still climb got side gigs stackin doordash crackin cuz i aint going back to jail that shit wont happen so you slackin if you dreamin you should set an alarm your souls the price of pride it leaves it dead in your arms Hook this that daily grind where the rent dont wait where the dreams cost more than the food on your plate where we clock in tired and clock out late just tryna build me some peace while we carry this weight yeah this that grind where the broke still fight we laugh through pain just to sleep thru the night and yea its fuckin wild this is what we call life better brush up your smile and pretend its alright Bridge cant buy time cant trust trends fake smiles fake friends debt never ends but i keep that flame small still bright smoke one down just to balance the night hope dont die it just hides in songs we all messed up but we still hold strong so pour one up for the ones who try livin broke still chasin why Verse 3 yeah i know that pain aint mine alone we all scroll stress through a cracked up phone some got faith some got weed we all just tryin to fill that need but i see you hustlin quiet as hell still dreamin big in this broke ass shell it aint pretty but its proof were alive still showin up still tryin to thrive Final Hook this that daily grind where the rent dont wait where the dreams cost more than the food on your plate where we clock in tired and clock out late just tryna build peace while we carry this weight yeah this that grind where the broke still fight we laugh through pain just to sleep at night its fuckin wild but we call it life that nine to five just to stay alive
