On My Way to Work Lyrics

Lyric discussion by nurv99 

Cover art for On My Way to Work lyrics by Bright Eyes

they cross themselves and offer up their checkbooks slight suffering is not too much to ask besides we all are making money and we are all fucking alone and we don't know what we are doing maybe just buying us some hope because we know that we are lonely yeah, lonely that's for sure

i think he is saying that he doesnt believe there is any thing out there and giving money just makes you feel like there must be something when deep inside you know there is not