Joanna Perricone - The Daily Grind Lyrics

If you wanna live you gotta work
That's just the structure and the way of the world
And I'm trying to stay sane and find time
And we're all pushing through in the queue of the daily grind
If you wanna live you gotta work
That's just the structure and the way of the world
And I'm trying to stay sane and find time
And we're all pushing through in the queue of the daily grind

I spilled a cup of coffee again
And felt the urge to scream obscenities, but had to refrain
See I was rushing out the door just like I do every A.M.
Hop into my RAV and rev through all the mayhem
Hustle to my cubicle then head into a meeting
I recall the weekend but the memory is fleeting
Put my head down and plug away till its noon
Quick break, fresh air then its back to resume
I swear to God we're being pushed through the motions
This routine is colder than how Olaf was in Frozen
I, I'm looking up like please give me a sign
And I'm thinking of my dreams they glaze over my eyes
Because its all about the music, always been about the music
I get this anxiety like shit what am I doing
Oh, paying bills and perpetuate the cycle
Punch in, punch out in the name of survival

If you wanna live you gotta work
That's just the structure and the way of the world
And I'm trying to stay sane and find time
And we're all pushing through in the queue of the daily grind
If you wanna live you gotta work
That's just the structure and the way of the world
And I'm trying to stay sane and find time
And we're all pushing through in the queue of the daily grind

I'm so tired, I'm just so damn exhausted
In the Land of the Free, but I'm feeling like a hostage
Hands to the sky if you feeling like you lost it
Working for the man and the man's about the profit
Plotting on the low while I prepare for my escape
Let's hear it for the policies and all the red tape
Treated like an imbecile and that I am deplorable
Horrible, tell me, tell me where did all the morals go?
Low pay with even lower self worth
So am I, working to live or am I living to work
Frequently I hold it in because the misery's unbearable
Its broken my spirit so my attitude is terrible
Pick myself up and try to pull it back together
Got my eye on the horizon and my navigation tethered
'Cause if I'm going down, then I'm going down swinging
Raise a toast to myself, 'cause it's only the beginning

If you wanna live you gotta work
That's just the structure and the way of the world
And I'm trying to stay sane and find time
And we're all pushing through in the queue of the daily grind
If you wanna live you gotta work
That's just the structure and the way of the world
And I'm trying to stay sane and find time
And we're all pushing through in the queue of the daily grind

Hey, tell me where your passion lies
Surprise me with your inner most desires and let's improvise
You wanna get angry, go ahead its all productive
Then settle down and make a plan so now it is constructive
You control your fate long as your heart keeps pumping
Say, "All these naysayers can't tell me nothing"
All these naysayers can't tell me nothing
On the track to success and I'm full blown running
I started asking questions and I'm searching for the answers
Guided by this inner light, I hold it like a lantern
And if I ever doubt that I'll escape the daily grind
I'll just swap out the art to get the right frame of mind
So when I'm sitting in my car on my morning commute
It may appear that I'm complacent and just following suit
And I hold back the urge to turn around and straight bail
'Cause I will never, I refuse to, you won't see me fail

If you wanna live you gotta work
That's just the structure and the way of the world
And I'm trying to stay sane and find time
And we're all pushing through in the queue of the daily grind
If you wanna live you gotta work
That's just the structure and the way of the world
And I'm trying to stay sane and find time
And we're all pushing through in the queue of the daily grind