"No" lyrics

I've never had a real job before
'Cause I've never been on my own before
All I know is that rent is expensive, extensive and endless
I gotta be relentless to get this job
Hopin' a friend's reference helps my odds
'Cause when I see the checklist of requisites
I got next to no experience

I found ten new venues lined up
Hopin' that I wind up signed up waiting tables
Or maybe make cash bartending, watch my spending
Then maybe I'll be stable

Pretending I'm packed with skills
When back at home I'll be stacked with bills
If I don't pay rent what are they gonna say?
Is today my lucky day?

Guess, not 'cause they're sayin'
"No! No!"
Everywhere that I apply they tell me
"No! No!"
Nobody hires me, no one's helping
Wonder how I'll pay rent, wonder how the days went by so fast
My dad must have worked real hard for us to last

That's one thing that I
Know, know, know
One thing that I
Know, know, know

Tryna be the voice of reason
Tryin' to appease him, he's in pure denial
Tryna understand his views, walk in his shoes
But the truth is I don't last a mile
At night I'm on the phone
Tryna let him know he's not alone
He barely answers even if there's a chance I could help him advance

I'm met with the loudest
"No! No!"
Every time I try to call he tells me
"No! No!"
Everything's a fight and it's not healthy
Wonder how I'll pay rent, wonder how the days went by so fast
I'd give everything so he'd come home at last

I need him to
Know, know, know
I need him to
Know, know, know

(I try) Lookin' for more jobs at night
(I try) Showin' him my softer side
(I try) Holdin' onto home 'cause I know
That the world doesn't care how I feel, how I cope, how
(I try) Giving him the space he needs
(I try) Every single place I see
(I try) Thinking of the dream, how I can't lose steam
How we used to be a team

But I never had a real job before
And I've never been on my own before
All I know is that rent is expensive
I've gotta be relentless
Gotta be relentless

"No! No!"
Everywhere that I apply they tell me
"No! No!"
We keep fighting, we keep yelling
Wonder how I'll pay rent, wonder how the days went by so fast
I'd give everything to make this moment pass

That's one thing that I
(Know, know)
One thing that I, one thing that I (Know, know)
(Know, know)
One thing that I, one thing that I (Know, know)
(Know, know)
One thing that I, one thing that I (Know, know)

Oh, oh, oh