Prices Keep Climbing

[Verse 1]
Carrying debt in my coat
Like bricks in the rain
Every month it gets bigger
And I know my name

Bills pile up on the table
Like dishes that shake
I keep saying “next payday”
But the next one breaks

[Pre-Chorus]
I watch the numbers climb
I watch my hands stay still
You tell me “it’ll be fine”
But that kind of hope don’t fill

[Chorus]
Prices keep climbing
Prices keep climbing
I’m running in place
With a hand on my heart

Prices keep climbing
Prices keep climbing
I spend like I’m safe
Then I flinch in the dark

[Verse 2]
Housing went past my reach
Like a train I missed
Every open door I knock on
Swings shut with a list

And I’m scared of the doctor
One scan, one fee
Healthcare feels like a trapdoor
Under you and me

[Pre-Chorus]
I try to plan ahead
But the future slips away
Retirement in the balance
And I can’t stop what they say

[Chorus]
Prices keep climbing
Prices keep climbing
I’m running in place
With a hand on my heart

Prices keep climbing
Prices keep climbing
I spend like I’m safe
Then I flinch in the dark

[Bridge]
I feel guilty for a dinner
For shoes that weren’t cheap
While the grocery line gets longer
And I can’t even sleep

What used to look like safety
Feels farther every year
I hold my breath at checkout
And smile through the fear

[Final Chorus]
Prices keep climbing
Prices keep climbing
I’m running in place
With a hand on my heart

Prices keep climbing
Prices keep climbing
We learn how to bend
But we don’t fall apart