Struggle and🛠️Strive

DüKRüE - Patriot Stew
Struggle and Strive

Monday mornin', crack of dawn, alarm rings
It's the same old song, grind don't stop
Holdin' dreams in a headlock, climbin' rock
Knuckles bruised, breathin' deep, hear the tick-tock

Keep pushin' cause there's no way 'round it
Flat broke, heart spoken, can't pretend it's splendid
Time bendin', twistin' fate, hopin' for a payday
Livin' in a maze...Yo come on

Yo, the rent's sky-high, I can't catch a break,
Two jobs grindin', still ain't enough to make,
Strugglin' to afford even a box of cereal,
Feelin' like a Fruit Loop, trippin' on the real deal.

Ain't no rocket scientist, but I know this ain't it,
Tryna make ends meet, can't even get a bit,
Feelin' the squeeze, life's a twisted plot,
Workin' my fingers to the bone, but what I got?
but what I got?
but what I got?

Listen up as I spit these words, raw and rugged,
Life's a mess, and I'm barely stayin' above it,
Uh-huh, word salads, savin' lives with cheap tricks,
Fruit cakes and fake smiles, it's all in the mix.

Strugglin' daily, the hustle never fades,
Dreams of a better life, but reality invades,
Pushing through the grind, hopin' for a change,
But the rent's too damn high, got me feelin' deranged.

Yo, the rent's sky-high, I can't catch a break,
Two jobs grindin', still ain't enough to make,
Feelin' the squeeze, life's a twisted plot,
Workin' my fingers to the bone, but what I got?

Oh what I got?

Ain't no rocket scientist,
but I know this ain't it,
Tryna make ends meet, can't even get a bit,
Feelin' the squeeze, life's a twisted plot,
Workin' my fingers to the bone,
but what I got?