Priorities on a Shoestring by Don

[Verse 1] You set a goal up on the shelf, But left no funds, we fend ourselves. Expecting dreams without a dime, We work for you, unpaid in time. [Pre-Chorus] You say we’re the heart of change, But empty pockets feel so strange. [Chorus] Priorities on a shoestring, No cash to back what you bring. With little pay, we carry on, To make your vision, dusk till dawn. [Verse 2] We’re people, not machines you wind, With heavy hearts and lives confined. Promises don’t pay the bills, Yet here we are, climbing your hills. [Pre-Chorus] Expecting blood from sweat and tears, For dreams that linger, year by year. [Chorus] Priorities on a shoestring, No cash to back what you bring. With little pay, we carry on, To make your vision, dusk till dawn. [Bridge] What a father, but it’s okay, We’ll work and grind with little pay. You’re the boss, you call the shots, We’ll meet demands, no second thoughts. [Verse 3] We rise each day, our hands are tied, You say to jump, we say "How high?" We’re holding on through thin and lean, To bring to life your fragile dream. [Chorus] Priorities on a shoestring, No cash to back what you bring. With little pay, we carry on, To make your vision, dusk till dawn. [Outro] So here we are, standing tall, No funds, no praise, no safety net at all. We’ll push, we’ll strive, we’ll bend but won’t break, For someone’s dream we didn’t make.