Making a Life

Waitress in a pink dress
 Works before the sun's up
 Barely pays the rent
 Pouring coffee into coffee cups
 To wake the truck drivers up
 Then out on the interstate
 He's out in a traffic grind
 Got to keep the rig safe
 Cause he's got a family to keep in mind
 And man that's the bottom line
 Getting by, making the ends meet
 Do what it takes to stay on their feet
 Not gonna give up, not gonna give in
 Making a life, not just a living
 Making a life, not just a living
 In an office building downtown
 He's wearing a suit and tie
 He could make more money
 If he wasn't such an honest guy
 But some things money can't buy
 And in a flower shop downstairs
 She'll close it up early today
 She might lose some business
 But there's no price she wouldn't pay
 To see her daughter's part in the play
 Getting by, making the ends meet
 Do what it takes to stay on their feet
 Not gonna give up, not gonna give in
 Making a life, not just a living
 Making a life, not just a living
 And the flowers on the dashboard
 Are hangin' low
 Life's burning like a flashbulb
 But dying slow - dying slow
 Getting by, making the ends meet
 Do what it takes to stay on their feet
 Not gonna give up, not gonna give in
 Making a life, not just a living
 Making a life, not just a living
 Making a life