Well I woke up this morning, pulled myself out of bed
I wish that I could sleep the day away
Just a day like any other, same old thing, over and over
I´m overworked and underpaid (and it´s killing me)

Not even breakin´ even, work my fingers to the bone
Barely gettin´ by, keeps gettin´ harder
I´m slaving on the grindstone and I get no breaks at all
Just trying to keep my head above the water

Can´t make ends meet, can´t even save a dime
Feels like I spend my life working overtime

Tryin´ to make a livin´, gotta pay the rent
(just) tryin´ to make a livin´, wonder where my money went
Never seem to get ahead, it´s getting´ easier to see
(just) tryin´ to make a livin´ and it´s killing me

Times are getting tough seems I never make enough
Just doing what I can to stay alive
And I´d like to take a day off but I can´t afford a layoff
Gotta keep this damn job to survive

Can´t make ends meet I can´t even save a dime
Feels like I spend my life working overtime

Tryin´ to make a livin´, gotta pay the rent
(just) tryin´ to make a livin´, wonder where my money went
Never seem to get ahead, it´s getting´ easier to see
(just) tryin´ to make a livin´ and it´s killing me