Words and music by Matt Hillyer
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Well it takes four walls closin in on me,
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To drive me out of my mind each and every day,
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Workin real hard tryin to make ends meet,
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Doin the best I can,
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And if I ever get a head before I'm dead,
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I'll be a lucky man
Verse:
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Every mornin when I punch the clock I know this ain't the life for me,
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I've got dreams like everyone else, places I wanna see.,
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But life's got a way of cutting dreams into like a cold
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sharp knife,
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I've gotta hold on. I've gotta be strong. I wanna change
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my life
Bridge:
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There are people to whom money's no concern.
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It seems as thought they've got enough to burn,
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Well I don't need a lot I could use a little more than I've got,
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How many of these lessons must I learn
Verse:
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I've got a little girl that I love. She says she loves me too.,
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You could search all over this great big world you'd never
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find a love this true,
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I wanna buy her a ring, I wanna buy her a house, but I'm
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livin in a two room shack,
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I know I could if I could get the man from off of my back
Repeat Chorus: