the struggle is real

the struggle is real

so real

5 am comes early

jack and folgers in his cup

he wakes her up and lay her clothes out and packs her lunch

got to rush to catch the school bus

pony tails and tooth brush

sometimes it seems its too much he waves good bye

then he sighs 12 he days and barely gettin by

her momma workin 3rd shift and

he hope she ain't back gettin high

on a slippery slope slowly slippin to a pit

hanging on for dear life loosing 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 want to leave that single wide trailer in the holler for a house up on a hill

you don't care how they feel

cause the struggle is real

i know the struggle is real

she's almost 40 and still dancin on that brass pole

customers are disrespectful

manager is an asshole

her greater goals over shadow all the sorrows

5 am will take forever few more minutes till tomorrow

not enough dollars in their garder for their house of dreams

running to the dressin room slams the door and starts to scream

we're she wants to be in life is still a distant image

at her wits end still isn't finished story has an ending

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 want to leave that single wide trailer in the holler for a house up on a 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 in to his pickup truck

looks up and smiles see her altima is pulling up

her weight is lifted

her doors open and he knows she sober

he grabs aholdst her she finds comfort underneath his shoulder

as they embrace all of their worries are erased

because together they can face all of obstacles in place

pulls out of the holler to go make a honest dollar

pay dues won't loose 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 want to leave that single wide trailer in the holler for a house up on a hill

you don't care how they feel

cause the struggle is real

i know 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 want to leave that single wide trailer in the holler for a house up on a hill

you don't care how they feel

cause the struggle is real

i know the struggle is real