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“The Price of Goodbye”

[Verse 1]
Worked my whole life just to make ends meet,
Every dime I earned barely stayed on my feet.
Now I lay down, and the bills still rise,
Ain’t no mercy for the ones left behind.

[Verse 2]
Ain't no cheap way to lay a man to rest,
Caskets ain't free, put the house to the test.
Got my name on a stone, but the debt ain’t done,
Buried deep—but the cost weighs a ton.

[Pre-Chorus]
I ain't afraid of leavin’,
But I hate what I leave behind.
Ain’t the grief, it’s the payment,
The price of goodbye…

[Chorus]
It cost a lot to live, but it cost even more to die,
(cost even more to die)
Ain’t no discount on sorrow, no free ride to the sky.
(no free ride to the sky)
Left my love, left my name—but the bills still remain,
Tell me how's a man supposed to rest when he's dyin’ in chains?
(dying in chains)

[Break]

[Verse 3]
My mama cried, but the banker did too,
Said "Sorry, darlin’, but the debt ain't through."
Even heaven got a toll at the pearly gate,
Guess even angels got bills to pay.

[Verse 4]
Said goodbye, thought the chapter was closed,
Till the letters came knockin’ from the ones that I owed.
Ain’t no peace when the dues ain't met,
A grave ain't enough to cover my debt. (cover my debt)

[Pre-Chorus]
I ain't afraid of leavin’,
But I hate what I leave behind.
Ain’t the grief, it’s the payment,
The price of goodbye…

[Chorus]
It cost a lot to live, but it cost even more to die,
(cost even more to die)
Ain’t no discount on sorrow, no free ride to the sky.
(no free ride to the sky)
Left my love, left my name—but the bills still remain,
Tell me how's a man supposed to rest when he's dyin’ in chains…?

[Bridge]
Let my soul fly free, but my name stays chained,
Another family torn, just tryin’ to pay.
If death's supposed to bring some rest,
Tell me why it’s got a price on my chest.

[Chorus]
It cost a lot to live, but it cost even more to die,
(cost even more to die)
Ain’t no discount on sorrow, no free ride to the sky.
(no free ride to the sky)
Left my love, left my name—but the bills still remain,
Tell me how's a man supposed to rest when he's dyin’ in chains?
(dying in chains)

[Outro]