Verse 1
Rent due, tote bag, bike lane light,
Notes on my phone say “do one right.”
Nine to five pays bills and bread,
Five to nine builds what’s ahead.
Swipe that card, then choose the cause,
Tiny grants in bigger jaws;
Share the link, show up in rain,
Change begins with pocket change.
Pre-Chorus
Count my hours—make them matter,
Swap the ladder for a ladder + a hand.
Chorus
Paychecks and purpose, I keep it true,
I count the hours that build what’s new.
Budget and kindness, I thread them through,
Paychecks and purpose—I choose the two.
Post-Chorus
Hey—hey—make it count today.
Verse 2
Meal prep Sundays, thrift-store fit,
Plant a tree, delete the quit.
Mutual aid on payday night,
Tip a little, lift the light.
DMs open: who needs rides?
Group chat maps the safer sides.
Weekly goals, no hero cap,
Just a team with overlap.
Pre-Chorus
Time is tender—use it better,
Turn a schedule to a shelter.
Chorus
Bridge
I measure wealth in doors we open,
In shoulders offered, futures woven—let’s go.
Final Chorus
Paychecks and purpose…
Outro
Head up—heart on—carry on.