just the cost of livin' pullin' me down
i try to stay above water
i can't keep livin' this life
robbed and beat up but still. i just been fightin' this fight
but i don't know what's the point of it all
i'll keep a positive mind
i'm workin' days and nights
still i can't get up out of this hole
because i gets paid on the first
and struggle all through the middle
every month i gets paid on the first
and struggle all through the middle
m o n e y never seem to multiply for me
ain't nothin' movin' 'cause i keep losin'
m o n e y never seem to multiply for me
ain't nothin' movin' 'cause i keep losin'
they make us know that they own us
though i swear it's more than slavery
they give each other a bonus
while our children live in poverty
i keep on teachin' my kids
you'll go far in this life
i'm slavin' on to the bone to survive
i'd like to take you away
don't like to slave in this way
because i gets paid on the first
and struggle all through the middle
every month i gets paid on the first
because i gets paid on the first
and then i struggle through the middle
every month i gets paid on the first
and struggle all through the middle
m o n e y never seem to multiply for me
m o n e y never seem to multiply for me
i'll keep a positive mind
i'm workin' days overtime
still i can't get up out of this hole
because i gets paid on the first
and struggle all through the middle
every month i gets paid on the first
because i gets paid on the first
i just struggle through the middle
every month i gets paid on the first
m o n e y never seem to multiply for me
m o n e y never seem to multiply for me
m o n e y never seem to multiply for me
ain't nothin' movin' 'cause i keep losin'
m o n e y never seem to multiply for me