Paying Through The Nose

Verse 1

Pulled up to the pump this morning, checked the price on display

Nearly dropped my wallet on the pavement right away

Every gallon costs a fortune, draining out my bank account

Remember when a fill-up didn't make me want to scream and shout

The numbers keep on climbing higher than they've ever been before

My car's a luxury I can't afford to keep anymore

I'm walking to the corner store, riding my old bike instead

While my gas tank sits there empty and my bank account runs red

CHORUS

We're paying through the nose just to get around town

The price keeps going up and up, while our spirits are down

How the hell did we get here, when did it get bad?

We're all just trying to survive, now we're getting mad

Can't afford the commute, can't afford the drive

These fuel prices got us barely hanging on alive

We're watching all our savings disappear into the tank

The cost of living's crushing us, oil companies are to thank

Verse 2

Carpooling with my friends, I've got nothing else to choose

Wondering how much sanity we're all going to lose

The grocery bill is higher, rent is taking all I've got

Add the gas on top of that, I'm in a financial knot

The politicians talk about solutions that won't come

While we're all just scraping by, trying to get things done

My kids ask why we're taking fewer trips around the state

I tell them that the world's changed, just accept this ugly fate

BRIDGE

This can't be the new normal, can't be how we live

We need a change, we need a plan, we need someone to give

A reason to believe that things will get better soon

Before we're all broke as hell, in financial ruin

CHORUS

We're paying through the nose just to get around town

The price keeps going up and up, while our spirits are down

How the hell did we get here, when did it get bad?

We're all just trying to survive, now we're getting mad

Can't afford the commute, can't afford the drive

These fuel prices got us barely hanging on alive

We're watching all our savings disappear into the tank

The cost of living's crushing us, oil companies are to thank