You're My Incentive

Your bearings are shot

And your car don't work

Like she used to

Your friends don't call

And they don't even bother

With offering excuses

The t.v is on

But it's always on

So it's useless

It's just the awful news

And the sorry truth

That we're definitely sinking

so I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you

You'll just hurt your chest

And your face'll turn bright blue

This is how it's gonna be

This is how it's gonna be

This is how it'll be

And there's nothing that we can do

And if you start believing that

I'll stop holding my breath too

you've been praying for change

But you ain't been to church since the 10th grade

And you cry at your job

Don't believe in your vote

And never celebrate your birthday

So you set up a dinner

To make you feel less desperate and worthless

But your dad gets drunk

So your mom throws a fit

While your man hits on the waitress

so I wouldn't waste my time if I were you

You'll just snap your spine

I'll just strip away your youth

This is how it's gonna be

This is how it's gonna be

This how this'll be

And there's nothing we can do

Yeah and if you start believing that

I'll stop wasting my time too

Yeah and if you start believing that

I'll stop wasting my time too

'Cause you're my incentive

And if you go, I'll go too