Hard to Be Content
Finding Fulfillment: The Struggle to Embrace Life's Simple Joys
Lyrics
Hey I watched my father work his ass off everyday
Observation of the speaker's father working tirelessly every day.
And blow right through a paycheck before it even touched the bank
Father's tendency to spend money quickly, living paycheck to paycheck.
Buy the things he wanted without giving it a thought
Father's impulsive buying without considering the consequences.
Wound up with a whole garage of half finished Chevy blocks
Accumulation of unfinished projects (Chevy blocks) in the garage.
Hey I watched my mother try to raise me on her own
Observation of the speaker's mother struggling to raise the speaker alone.
Spread herself too thin to make this house a proper home
Mother's effort to create a proper home despite being stretched thin.
And fall into the trap of buying things we didn't need
Mother falling into the trap of buying unnecessary things.
Well I guess the spoils of divorce don't come very cheap
Reflection on the costly consequences of divorce.
Tell me why is it so hard to be content with what we got
Pondering why it's challenging to be content with what one has.
I know it ain't a little sure as hell ain't a lot
Acknowledging that what they have is neither a little nor a lot.
I could work and fight forever if I only had your love
Expressing a willingness to work and fight for love.
Well honey that would be enough
Believing that love would be sufficient despite material possessions.
Well by now you think I might have learned a thing or two
Admitting a lack of learning from past experiences.
But I followed in them footsteps now I'm walking in them shoes
Following in the footsteps of parents and facing similar challenges.
Although the pass less traveled and appointed real nice
Choosing a less conventional path that seems promising.
I can help but notice that it only seems to climb
Noticing that the unconventional path has its own difficulties.
Hey the good book tells me not to covet what thou have
Referring to the biblical advice against coveting others' possessions.
What thou have looks better than that good book ever had
Comparing others' possessions to the allure of what is forbidden.
Although it is a vision and my eyes they will deceive
Acknowledging the deceptive nature of vision and perception.
I should never want for nothing now that you're all that I need
Realizing that the speaker only needs their loved one and nothing more.
Tell me why is it so hard to be content with what we got
Reiterating the difficulty of finding contentment with current circumstances.
I know it ain't a little sure as hell ain't a lot
Acknowledging the modesty of what they have.
I could work and fight forever if I only had your love
Expressing a willingness to work and fight endlessly for love.
Well honey that would be enough
Believing that love alone would be sufficient.
Tell me why is it so hard to be content with what we got
Repeating the question about the difficulty of being content.
I know it ain't a little sure as hell ain't a lot
Reiterating the modesty of what they possess.
I could work and fight forever if I only had your love
Expressing a continued willingness to work and fight for love.
Well honey that would be enough
Reaffirming that love alone would be enough.
Well honey that would be enough
Emphasizing that love would indeed be enough.
Well honey that would be enough
Reiterating that love would be sufficient.
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