Barely Getting By

I write songs in the dark
Hoping someone hears me
Not tryna be a star
Just wanna make ends meet

Bills keep climbing, debts don't fade
Life gets harder every day
But I tell myself it's fine
I've been barely getting by

I don't need a mansion
Don't need a name in lights
Just a little bit of breathing room
Would be kinda nice

If you're listening, if you hear me
Can you help me spread the sound
I don't know the way to do it
And I can't afford it now

I just wanna reach the people
The ones who might relate
If you're listening, if you feel this
Don't just let it fade away

Food ain't cheap
Rent ain't low
Every paycheck's gone before I know
Medically, I'm not too well

But I don't let it show
It would be cool to live off this
But I know how things go
I've been fine with scraping by

But man, it's getting old
I don't need a fortune
Don't need to touch the sky
Just a little bit of breathing room

Would be kinda nice
If you're listening, if you hear me
Can you help me spread the sound
I don't know the way to do it

And I can't afford it now
I just wanna reach the people
The ones who might relate
If you're listening, if you feel this

Don't just let it fade away
Maybe it's naive to think
That someone out there cares
Maybe my songs get lost in waves

Of music everywhere
But maybe, just maybe
Someone hears this too
And maybe, just maybe

They'll know what I'm going through
If you're listening, if you hear me
Can you help me spread the sound
I don't know the way to do it

And I can't afford it now
I just wanna reach the people
The ones who might relate
If you're listening, if you feel this

Don't just let it fade away