What Have You Got in the End?

My father worked until he died
 A struggle all the way
 He would never catch his breath
 Until his dying day
 My mother tried to raise us
 Doing odd jobs on the side
 They treated her like dirt
 In the end she lost her pride
 You scrape to get by
 And you will till you die
 But what have you got in the end?
 Yeah, you scrape to get by
 And you will till you die
 Tell me what have you got in the end?
 Can't take nothin' with you, my friend
 My brother's working overtime
 To pay all his bills
 His house, car, tuition fees
 His wife's prescription pills
 According to statistics
 He's happier than most
 I saw him just the other day
 The man looked like a ghost
 So whatcha gonna do
 With all your hopes and dreams?
 There ain't no use in crying for help
 Cause no one hears your screams
 I try to stay away from work
 I do the best I can
 In order not to turn into
 A wreck like my old man