success before work

The dictionary says success before work, I know that'll never work. Alarm rings, thoughts ding, no more time for sleep, up chasing the American dream. Working for wages to pay for living spaces. Hard work to escape the cages, yea we turning pages Gotta put in the sweat blood and tears to reap the reward. Success before work is like healing and then sores, or theaters after stores. Tired of the useless noise from the hands out boys. The world owes you nouthing show a little poise, men acting like boys is just useless noise. Success before work yea itl never work, hands in the dirt never hurt The dictionary says success before work, I know that'll never work. Alarm rings, thoughts ding, no more time for sleep up chasing the American dream. Working for wages to pay for living spaces. Hard work to escape the cages, yea we turning pages Up before the sun to provide for my daughters and son, yea childhood they get one, my job is never done. No stranger to hard work, hands rough because im not afraid of dirt. Tattered is my shirt, because my family comes first. The true measure of a man. The leader of the clan, not going to work is not feeding the fam. The dictionary says success before work, I know that'll never work. Alarm rings, thoughts ding, no more time to sleep, up chasing the American dream. Working for wages to pay for living spaces. Hard work to escape the cages, yea we turning pages