The High Cost Of Living Lyrics

The high cost of living and the low cost of love
When all that you’re giving is never enough
They’re out here drowning while you’re rising up
The high cost of living and the low cost of love

With tears in her eyes and the kids still asleep
The traffic gets louder as the morning rolls on and they sleep on the street
She softly whispers, “just keep holding on,
Just a few months now we’ll have our own place, babe and I’ll have a job”

The high cost of living and the low cost of love
When all that you’re giving is never enough
They’re out here drowning and you’re rising up
The high cost of living beats the low cost of love

Ten dollars for coffee and a fortune to eat
The heating is turned off for now til they work out an easier street
Everyone’s hurting ‘cos times are getting hard
People who once lived the dream are now sleeping out rough in their car

‘Cos the high cost of living and the low cost of love
When all that you’re giving is never enough
They’re out here drowning and you’re rising up
The high cost of living beats the low cost of love

The high cost of living and the low cost of love
When all that you’re giving is never enough
They’re out here drowning while you’re rising up
The high cost of living is getting too much

Sometimes everyone needs a repair
Been laid out, beaten, left out bare
They’re all grieving cos it’s all too much

The high cost of living and the low cost of love
They’re all drowning and you’re rising up
The high cost of living beats the low cost of love