Strangled by Money

I wake up each morning with a feeling of dread
Another day of struggling to keep my head
Above water, bills piling up high
I feel like I'm drowning, no matter how hard I try

The cost of living keeps rising each day
I'm stretched so thin, I'm starting to fray
My job pays peanuts, I can barely survive
But I can't quit, I need to stay alive

I've sold all my possessions, down to the bone
But it's never enough, I'm still alone
In this endless cycle of debt and despair
It feels like nobody could possibly care

I see others with money, living it up
While I'm counting pennies, barely enough
To make it through the week, let alone the year
I'm trapped in this cycle, it's my biggest fear

I've tried to budget, to save what I can
But it's a losing battle, I'm just one man
Against a system that's rigged to keep me down
Strangling for money, I wear a perpetual frown

The stress is unbearable, it's taking its toll
On my health, my relationships, my very soul
I wish I could break free, start anew
But the thought of bankruptcy, it scares me through and through

So I'll keep fighting, one day at a time
Hoping for a breakthrough, a glimmer of a sign
That things will get better, that I'll find a way
To break free from this cycle, and live to see another day.