Hanging On

I wanna retire but I’m barely hanging on. Lost the fire in my belly but I still log on. Working hard every day, dreaming to be free, But can’t afford it in this economy. Slaving in a sweat shop singing the blues, Ain’t got time for a Caribbean cruise. I wanna retire but I’m barely hanging on, Wondering where all my freedom has gone. The price of eggs has me crying foul, But Uncle Sam turns a deaf ear when I yowl. Where O where have my tax dollars gone? I wanna retire but I’m barely hanging on. Seems so strange to spend on climate change, When me and my friends got no pocket change. I wanna retire but I’m barely hanging on. Will freedom be taxed until it's all gone? Got a raise last week and was feeling good, Until a gang burnt up my neighborhood. Fentanyl is killing and our borders long gone. I wanna retire but I’m barely hanging on. Got a raise last week and was feeling good, Until a peaceful gang burned my neighborhood. I wanna retire but I’m barely hanging on. Barely…, barely…, barely, …Hanging… on