"The Cost of Living" in KISSES

Kitty Hershey sings “The Cost of Living” in KISSES, the original musical, based on the life of Milton S. Hershey. 

VERSE:
I thought I'd seen their faces
In the brightness of the sun. 
By now I picked their names. 
My romantic dream is done. 

CHORUS:
It's the cost of living. 
It hurts, and it's high.
There's nothing you can buy
To cover up this pain. 
It's the cost of living. 

VERSE:

At least I get tomorrow,
In the coolness of the day.
I'll sit on our front porch,
As the neighbor's children play.

CHORUS:
It's cost of living.
It's deep, and it's wrong.
I hope my heart is strong
To pay the mounting price. 
It's the cost of living. 

BRIDGE:
I didn't plan on the loss
Of a barren womb.
This dark night of my soul
Feels more like an empty tomb.
One should not presume
To be a mother,
But how can I be other?

CHORUS:
It's the cost of living. 
It's once, and it's gone. 
I feel like I'm a pawn
In a risky game of chance.
It's the cost of living.

TAG:
It's the cost of living. 
It's the cost of living. 

Copyright 2018 Jennifer Waters