Standing On My Own Two Feet

Intro

(Guitar riff)

Mm

Yeah

Verse 1

Sunlight hits a stack of bills beside the phone

I know every number there, I've seen them all before

I add them up on Sunday, then I add them up again

Trying to make a little money last until the end

Pre-Chorus

And every time another letter comes

I tell myself, "Alright, here we go again"

Chorus

I'm burning through the month just to catch my breath

Every check I chase is running me to death

But I'm standing on my own two feet

Paying what I owe and keeping something for me

Yeah, I'm standing on my own two feet

Post-Chorus

(Standing)

(Standing on my own)

Oh yeah

Verse 2

There's not much left in my pocket when the week is done

I work another Saturday just to get it done

The rent is due on Friday, the electric's overdue

And I keep telling myself, "There's gotta be a way through"

Pre-Chorus

I've been working every hour that I can

Just trying to keep a roof above my head

Chorus

I'm burning through the month just to catch my breath

Every check I chase is running me to death

But I'm standing on my own two feet

Paying what I owe and keeping something for me

Yeah, I'm standing on my own two feet

Bridge

Some nights I sit at the kitchen table

With a cup of coffee going cold

I look at everything I've got to pay

And wonder where the money's gonna go

Bridge

But I've come too far to let it beat me

I've got a job, I've got my hands

Maybe I don't have much in the bank

But I'm still here, and I've got a plan

Guitar Solo

Chorus

I'm burning through the month just to catch my breath

Every check I chase is running me to death

But I'm standing on my own two feet

Paying what I owe and keeping something for me

Yeah, I'm standing on my own two feet

Final Chorus

I'm burning through the month just to catch my breath

One more week, one more bill, one more step

And I'm standing on my own two feet

I may be tired, but you won't take that from me

No, I'm standing on my own two feet

Post-Chorus

(Standing)

(Standing on my own)

(Still standing)

(Standing on my own)

Outro

Standing on my own

Yeah

Still standing

Mm

Standing on my own two feet