The Younger Griffin - Credit Misery Lyrics

I'm trapped inside this tiny room
With rent that's soaring, sealing my doom
The landlord's knocking at my door
I can't afford to stay here anymore
My boss won't spare a single dime
As I'm counting every nickel, every time
I'm clenching my fists, holding my breath
While the banker's gaze just spells my death
We need your credit history
It's really not a mystery
We don't need your dignity
Just leave your credit history
Asking for a chance to be
But trapped without a remedy
When looking for our credit history
All we seem to find is credit misery
I dream of a car to call my own
To take me far from this loan-shark zone
A house in the suburbs, white picket fence
But my boss's advice just makes no sense
"Why not a bike?" he says with a grin
Thirty miles a day, you'll stay thin
But the road's so long, and my feet so sore
This endless ride I can't endure anymore
We need your credit history
It's really not a mystery
We don't need your dignity
Just leave your credit history
Asking for a chance to be
But trapped without a remedy
When looking for our credit history
All we seem to find is credit misery
Now I'm stuck in this cycle, round and round
To pay for the car that can't be found
I work each day, from nine to five
But it's just a game to stay alive
The bank wants proof of who I am
But I'm just a number, another man
They ask for history, but all I see
Are shattered dreams and lost identity
We need your credit history
It's really not a mystery
We don't need your dignity
Just leave your credit history
Asking for a chance to be
But trapped without a remedy
When looking for our credit history
All we seem to find is credit misery
To buy a car to chase the dream
To fuel the ride, it's all a scheme
To chase the job that pays the bills
Around we go, this cycle kills
The cycle spins, round and round
In this race, no solid ground
We're chasing dreams, but losing sleep
In this endless grind, the cost runs deep
We need your credit history
It's really not a mystery
We don't need your dignity
Just leave your credit history
Asking for a chance to be
But trapped without a remedy
When looking for our credit history
All we seem to find is credit misery