Best I Can
Struggles and Hopes: Life's Daily Anthem by Colorado Straightedge
Lyrics
She’s late on her bills
Struggling to pay bills, financial difficulties
Because she’s raising two kids on her own
Single mother raising two kids independently
I bet she feels sorry for asking for money
Feeling remorseful about seeking financial help
From her parents who live in the hills
Parents who can offer financial assistance live in affluent areas
A knock on the door
Someone at the door seeking help again
It’s her and she’s asking again
Repeated requests for assistance
She’ll swear it’s the last time, she’ll promise you
Promises it's the last time and expresses determination
She’s doing the best that she can
Doing the best with available resources and circumstances
How many people will never leave home
Reflecting on those who never left home and regretting missed opportunities
And wish they tried harder in high school?
Regretting not trying harder in high school
How many dreams will you let go
Sacrificing dreams for the sake of survival
Just to get by day after day?
Enduring a monotonous and challenging daily routine
He’s tired of his job
Frustration with a tiresome job
And his back's giving out every day
Physical strain from overworking
He’ll work 18 hours then come home to shower
Long working hours followed by minimal personal time
Wake up and do it the next day
Repeating the cycle each day
He’s back to clock in
Returning to work, expressing fatigue
He swipes a card and lets out a sigh
Monotony and dissatisfaction with work
For years he’ll keep working until he is broken
Continuing to work despite physical and emotional toll
A shell of a man left behind
Becoming a broken version of oneself
He’ll say it’s temporary
Temporary excuses for current situation
He’s just waiting for a promotion
Waiting for a promotion with optimism
And it’ll be soon, he’ll even promise you
False promises about imminent improvement
He’s doing the best that he can
Doing the best in the given circumstances
How many people will never leave home
Reflecting on those who never left home and regretting missed opportunities (repeated)
And wish they tried harder in high school?
Regretting not trying harder in high school (repeated)
How many dreams will you let go
Sacrificing dreams for the sake of survival (repeated)
Just to get by day after day?
Enduring a monotonous and challenging daily routine (repeated)
Well I know how you feel (He knows how you feel)
Empathizing with others' struggles
Because of all of the time that I’ve wasted (All the time that he's wasted)
Regret for time wasted in the past (repeated)
And if I had just one wish I’d go back and change it
Wishing for the ability to change the past
Or stay there and live it again
Expressing a desire to relive or alter past experiences
I can’t turn back time (He can’t turn back time)
Inability to reverse past events
I’m stuck living with all my mistakes (All of these mistakes)
Living with the consequences of past mistakes
And I wish it were true, for now I promise you
Expressing a false sense of optimism and determination
I’m doing the best that I can
Doing the best despite challenges and mistakes (repeated)
I’m all on my own
Independence and solitude
Wishing for someone to save me
Desiring external help or support
And the holes in my shoes are all that I need to prove
Symbolizing poverty and hardship
I don’t know how long I can take this
Expressing uncertainty about enduring current struggles
I don’t know how long I can take this
Repetition of uncertainty about enduring current struggles
I don’t know how long I can take this
Continued uncertainty about enduring current struggles
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