Woke up this morning thinking 'bout
What I'm gonna do today
I never got the memo everything's gonna be okay
You might want to listen to me, every word I say
'Cause everything is different
Everybody's got, everybody's got to pay
We got to have some room to breathe

Even the small things, just walking out the door,
Are gonna cost you dollars, even air ain't free no more
No, air ain't free no more, It sure is a mess
We can hear them talking, they just scream
They just scream, "God bless!"
Got to have some room to breathe
"God bless!" got to have that room to breathe
Got to have some

Breathing room is all we need. Is it asking way too much?
We ain't got no broken leg, and we don't need no crutch
Take me back to yesterday. We didn't scrimp and save
An honest wage too much to ask?
We're tired of being, tired of being brave
Got to have some room to breathe
Everybody's got to pay
Got to have that room to breathe
Everybody's got to pay
We got to have that room to breathe

Room to breathe
Air ain't free
They got their knee right on my neck
Room to breathe
Air ain't free
You know I can't cash this check
Room to breathe
Air ain't free
God bless, what a mess