Not worth the money

Lyrics

(Verse 1) The alarm goes off before the sunrise glow, Coffee in my hand, but I'm moving way too slow. Another twelve-hour shift, then they ask for more, Seems like I'm spending all my life walking through that door. The kids are getting older, I can see it in their eyes, Pictures on my phone are where most of my memories hide. I keep saying, "Next weekend, we'll finally have our day," But overtime keeps stealing all those promises away. (Pre-Chorus) I'm making a living, but I'm missing out on life, Trading all my moments for another sleepless night. (Chorus) Everybody's asking why nobody wants to stay, Why the good folks keep on walking and they're drifting away. Maybe it's the pressure, maybe it's the strain, Maybe it's the feeling that we're running in place. You can pay me all the overtime that money can buy, But you can't buy back birthdays, and you can't rewind time. If we're living just to work until our whole world falls apart, Then we're clocking in each morning while we're clocking out our hearts. (Verse 2) My neighbor quit his job, said he'd finally had enough, Years of carrying the weight while pretending he was tough. His little girl asked, "Daddy, why you never come and play?" That's a question that can break a man in ways words cannot say. And the break room conversations all sound the same these days, Everybody's burned out, trying hard to smile through the pain. Management keeps wondering where all the workers went, While the workers keep on wondering where all their time was spent. (Pre-Chorus) We're making a living, but we're losing what we love, Trying to hold the pieces while the road gets rough. (Chorus) Everybody's asking why nobody wants to stay, Why the good folks keep on walking and they're drifting away. Maybe it's the pressure, maybe it's the strain, Maybe it's the feeling that we're running in place. You can pay me all the overtime that money can buy, But you can't buy back birthdays, and you can't rewind time. If we're living just to work until our whole world falls apart, Then we're clocking in each morning while we're clocking out our hearts. (Bridge) I don't need a mansion on a hill somewhere, Just a supper at the table and a little time to spare. A baseball game, a family trip, a chance to simply be, Because the richest man alive is the one who's truly free. (Final Chorus) Everybody's asking why nobody wants to stay, Why the good folks keep on leaving at the end of every day. It's not because we're lazy, it's not because we don't care, It's because a life worth living needs more than just a paycheck there. You can pay me all the overtime that money can buy, But you can't buy back the moments that are passing by. When the final whistle blows and they write my history, I hope they say I loved my family more than I loved the company. (Outro) So tonight I'll close my eyes and dream of better days, Where work supports our living, not the other way. And maybe someday we'll remember what really matters most... The people waiting for us when we finally come home.