Pay Your Way in Pain lyrics

You got to pay your way in pain

You got to pray your way in shame (Yeah, ow)

I went to the store, I was feelin' kinda hungry

But I didn't have the money and the shelves were all empty

So I went to the bank to check my checking

The man looked at my face, said, "We don't have a record"

Oh no, you thought we had forgotten

The show is only gettin' started

The road is feelin' like a pothole

Sit down, stand up, head down, hands up, and

Pay your way in pain

You got to pray your way in shame

Do you not remember me (What do you want? What do you want?)

Do you know what I want (What do you want? What do you want?)

You know what I want (What do you want? What do you want?)

Keep the rest, baby, ah, ah

I wanna be loved

Pay, pain

Pray, shame

So, I went to the park just to watch the little children

The mothers saw my heels and they said I wasn't welcome

So I, I went back home, I was feelin' kinda queasy

But all the locks were changed, my baby wouldn't see me

Oh no, you've put your finger on it

The stove is only gettin' hotter

The sun, it's gotta, gotta melt it

Stand up, sit down, hands up, break down

(What do you want? What do you want?)

You know what I want (What do you want? What do you want?)

I wanna be loved (What do you want? What do you want? Pay, pain)

I wanna be loved (What do you want? What you do want? Pray, shame)

• Artist:St. Vincent
• Album:Daddy's Home (2021)