Price Tag Blues

Original song Lyrics [Verse] The rent’s climbing high no ceiling in sight Bread costs a fortune can’t sleep at night The dollar’s a ghost it fades like the breeze They’re robbing my wallet while I’m on my knees [Chorus] Price tags screaming louder than a storm Pockets are empty but it’s the new norm I work my hands raw just to stay afloat Inflation’s the anchor dragging my boat [Verse 2] Fuel’s burning gold but I’m running on fumes Bills stack like towers shadowing my room The cost of a dream is a laugh and a lie When the numbers rise higher than the southern sky [Bridge] They say keep grinding but my gears are worn The harder I push the deeper I’m torn This land down under feels over the top When every cent earned’s another penny dropped [Chorus] Price tags screaming louder than a storm Pockets are empty but it’s the new norm I work my hands raw just to stay afloat Inflation’s the anchor dragging my boat [Verse 3] Every coin’s a battle every dollar a war I’m stuck in the trenches with nothing to score The struggle’s the anthem of this land we claim But the chorus keeps changing and it’s never the same[Verse] The rent’s climbing high no ceiling in sight Bread costs a fortune can’t sleep at night The dollar’s a ghost it fades like the breeze They’re robbing my wallet while I’m on my knees [Chorus] Price tags screaming louder than a storm Pockets are empty but it’s the new norm I work my hands raw just to stay afloat Inflation’s the anchor dragging my boat [Verse 2] Fuel’s burning gold but I’m running on fumes Bills stack like towers shadowing my room The cost of a dream is a laugh and a lie When the numbers rise higher than the southern sky [Bridge] They say keep grinding but my gears are worn The harder I push the deeper I’m torn This land down under feels over the top When every cent earned’s another penny dropped [Chorus] Price tags screaming louder than a storm Pockets are empty but it’s the new norm I work my hands raw just to stay afloat Inflation’s the anchor dragging my boat [Verse 3] Every coin’s a battle every dollar a war I’m stuck in the trenches with nothing to score The struggle’s the anthem of this land we claim But the chorus keeps changing and it’s never the same