The high cost of living and the low cost of love
When all that you're giving is never enough
They're out here drowning while you're rising up
And the high cost of living beats the low cost of love
With tears in her eyes
And the kids still asleep
The traffic gets louder as the morning
rolls on And they sleep on the street
She softly whispers,
just keep holding on
Just a few months now we'll have our own place
Babe, and I'll have a job
The high cost of living and the low cost of love
When all that you're giving is never enough
They're out here drowning while you're rising
up And the high cost of living beats the low cost
of love
Ten dollars for coffee
And a fortune to eat
The heating is turned off for now till they work out an easier street
Everyone's hurting
Cause times are getting hard
People who once lived the dream are
now sleeping out rough in their cars
Cause the high cost of living and the low cost of love
When all that you're giving is never enough
They're out here drowning while you're rising
up And the high cost of living beats the low cost
of love
The high cost of living and the low cost of love
When all that you're giving is never enough
They're out here drowning while you're rising up
And the high cost of living is getting
too much Sometimes everyone needs a repair
Been laid out, beaten,
left out bare They're all grieving cause it's all too much
The high cost of living and the low cost of love
They're all drowning and you're rising up
The high cost of living beats the low cost
of love