Struggle's real
So real
five am
comes early jacking
Folgers in his cup
He wakes her up and
lays her clothes out
and packs her lunch
Got to rush to catch
the school bus
Ponytails and toothbrush
Sometimes it seems
it's too much
He waves goodbye
then he sighs
twelve-hour days
and barely getting by
Her mama working third
shift and he hopes she
ain't back getting high
On a slippery slope
slowly slip into a pit
Hanging off her dear
life losing grip but
he refused to quit
I see the look in your
eyes and I know how
you feel
Work your fingers to
the bone just to
cover the bills
You wanna leave that
single white trailer
in the hollow for
a house up on the hill
You don't care how
they feel
'Cause the struggle
is real
I know the struggle
is real
She's almost forty
and still dancing on
that brass pole
Customers are
disrespectful
manager's an asshole
Her greater goals
overshadow all
the sorrows
five am will take forever
few more minutes
'til tomorrow
Not enough dollars in
her garter for their
house of dreams
Run into the dressing
room slams the door
and starts to scream
Where she wants to be
in life is still
a distant image
At her wit's end still
is infinite story
hasn't ended
I see the look in
your eyes and I
know how you feel
Work your fingers
to the bone
just to cover the bills
You wanna leave that
single white trailer
in the hollow for
a house up on the hill
You don't care how
they feel
'Cause the struggle
is real
I know the struggle
is real
He walks outside and
throws his tools into
his pickup truck
Looks up and smiles
see her Altima is
pulling up
Her weight is lifted
her door's open and
he knows she's sober
He grabs the holder
she finds comfort
underneath his shoulder
As they embrace all of
their worries are erased
Because together they
can face all the
obstacles in place
Pulls out of the holler
to go make an honest dollar
Paid dues won't lose smile
through the blues
of blue collar
I see the look in
your eyes and I know
how you feel
Work your fingers to
the bone just to
cover the bills
You wanna leave that
single white trailer in
the hollow for a house
up on the hill
You don't care
how they feel
'Cause the struggle
is real
I see the look in
your eyes and I know
just how you feel
Work your fingers to
the bone just to
cover the bills
You wanna leave that
single white trailer
in the hollow for
a house up on the hill
You don't care
how they feel
'Cause the struggle
is real
I know the struggle
is real