Break Room Arguments

[Verse 1]
Clock in with a tired face
Card swipe, same old place
Rent due, fridge looks bare
You can feel the pressure there

One side says, "Raise it up"
Folks can't live on crumbs and luck
A full-time week should buy the week
Not leave you counting every peek

[Pre-Chorus]
And the room gets loud
Everybody's got a line
One hand on the paycheck
One hand on the sign

[Chorus]
Raise it up, keep it up
People need enough
Raise it up, keep it up
Work should mean more stuff
Hold it down, hold it down
Don't let the whole thing break
Raise it up, keep it up
That's the line they take

[Verse 2]
Other side says, "Slow that down"
Small shops barely stand their ground
If wages jump too fast, they say
Hours cut, jobs walk away

Prices creep, shelves get thin
Hard to start when costs step in
They talk about the kid next door
And the first job on the corner store

[Pre-Chorus]
And the room gets split
Half for, half against
Same old math on the table
Same old need and risk

[Chorus]
Raise it up, keep it up
People need enough
Raise it up, keep it up
Work should mean more stuff
Hold it down, hold it down
Don't let the whole thing break
Raise it up, keep it up
That's the line they take

[Bridge]
Some are drowning, some are scared
Some have had it, some still care
One voice says, "I can't make rent"
One says, "I can't pay my best"

And nobody wins by yelling
Nobody eats from pride
If the floor is cracking under you
You can't just pick a side

[Final Chorus]
Raise it up, keep it up
People need enough
Raise it up, keep it up
Work should mean more stuff
Hold it down, hold it down
Don't let the whole thing break
Raise it up, keep it up
Somehow, something's gotta give