Whoa-oh Whoa-oh Whoa-oh-oh, oh You can take a day or two, but no more than that We've got a real strict schedule to meet Don’t you want to keep the lights on in that house? Don't you want to keep shoes on your kid's feet? See, they don’t care if you're sick They don't care if you're ill They need you to do things nobody else will ‘Cause if the lights go out That American dream moves on Are you tired of living Two weeks at a time? Working paycheck to paycheck Fighting just to stay alive As it goes on, you're left behind To wonder what life could have been like If you were born in a different time So don't let it die, whoa-oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh Can we talk about timing? Or should we talk about love? Maybe we should just walk away And pretend it ain't in our blood ‘Cause either you're something or you’re nothing You’re broken or you're loving Well, if loving means nothing Being broken meant something to me Being broken meant something to me Whoa-oh Are you tired of living Two weeks at a time? Working paycheck to paycheck Fighting just to stay alive As it goes on, you’re left behind To wonder what life could have been like If you were born in a different time So don't let it die ‘Cause either you're something or you're nothing You’re broken or you're loving Either you're something or you're nothing You're broken, you're broken, whoa-oh Whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh Are you tired of living Two weeks at a time? Fucking paycheck to paycheck Fighting just to stay alive As it goes on, you're left behind To wonder what life could have been like If you were born in a different time So don't let it die, whoa-oh, whoa-oh Don't let it die, whoa-oh-oh-oh