The Struggle is Real (feat. Aaron Lewis)

Struggle is real

So real

Five a.m. comes early, Jack and Folgers in his cup

He wakes her up and lays her clothes out and packs her lunch

Gotta rush to catch the school bus

Ponytails and toothbrush

Sometimes it seems it's too much, he waves goodbye

Then he sighs, twelve hour days, and barely gettin' by

Her mama workin' third shift and he hope she ain't back gettin' high

On a slippery slope, slowly slip into a pit

Hanging of for dear life losin' 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 wanna 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 forty and still dancin' on that brass pole

Customers are disrespectful, manager's an asshole

Her greater goals overshadow all the sorrows

5 a.m. will take forever, few more minutes till tomorrow

Not enough dollars in their garter for their house of dreams

Runnin' to the dressing room, slams the door and starts to scream

Where she wants to be in life is still a distant image

At her wit's end, still isn't finished, story hasn't ended

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 wanna 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 into his pickup truck

Looks up and smiles, see her Altima is pullin' up

Her weight is lifted, her doors open, and he knows she's sober

He grabs to hold her, she finds comfort underneath his shoulder

As they embrace all of their worries are erased

Because together they can face all the obstacles in place

Pulls out of the holler to go make an honest dollar

Pay dues, won't lose 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 wanna 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 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 wanna leave that single wide trailer

In the holler for a house up on a hill

Don't care how they feel

'Cause the struggle is real

I know the struggle is real