Cant Move Out - Tolv Ton -

Cant Move Out - Tolv Ton - f@fotogenisk.se - Bill in my hand, rent on the screen Where did money value go, tell me what it means Granddad had a shift and made mortgage by noon Two cars in the drive, every kid had a room One paycheck covered dinner, gas, and the loan A nice little house they could call their own Now I clock in early, leave when it’s dark Every raise gets swallowed before it can start A bedroom at my parents’ with no place for daughter Working full-time just to keep nose above water They say work hard, I’m working always I feel How many hours, till a house would be real? The numbers don’t bend, the ceiling comes down We’re running in place while they buy the town One wage back then could carry a family through Now two jobs barely cover what the rent can do Economy is broken, foundation cracked Working people, shit out of luck We’re not lazy, we’re locked outside Hands on the ladder with nowhere to climb Can’t move out—can’t move out Work all week, still not enough An apartment costs more than gramp's family home Student debt follows every mile that I roam Groceries rocket while the paycheck crawls Rent is raised quick, - salary stalls They call it a market, I call it a maze The finish line moves every time we get paid We learned how to stretch, cut, borrow, and wait While the price of a future keeps storming the gate They say be patient, I’ve been patient for years I’m paying in sleep, in years, in fear The numbers don’t bend, the ceiling comes down We’re running in place while they buy the town One wage back then could carry a family through Now two jobs barely cover what the rent can do Economy is broken, foundation cracked Working people, shit out of luck We’re not lazy, we’re locked outside Hands on the ladder with nowhere to climb This is design, this is abhorrence A full-time life should leave the parents Give back the ground, give back the choice Let working people have a future and a voice Can’t move out—can’t move out Pay goes up—doors stay shut One salary, one home, one life in reach That wasn’t a myth, it was something for each Now we’re still working, still standing still If the door won’t open, we’ll be at a standstill