Summary
Your Job Is Not Your Life is Trista Rhodes’ rallying cry for everyone stuck on the hamster wheel. With plainspoken truth and a touch of twang, she cuts through the myth that your worth comes from your paycheck. The song trades corporate slogans for hard-earned wisdom: no promotion is worth missing the moments that matter. It’s a call to reclaim your time, your joy, and your people — before the clock runs out.
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Lyrics
Your Job Is Not Your Life
by Trista Rhodes
[Verse 1]
Up at six to beat the traffic
Tie the tie, rehearse the script
Smiling wide for someone’s ego
Trading soul for benefits
Microwave your Monday lunch
Burnout brewing in your cup
Clock says noon, but you're on empty
Still, you never speak up
[Chorus]
Your job is not your life
It’s not your reason why
You weren’t born to please a spreadsheet
Just to slowly die
So take your hands off autopilot
Steal your freedom back tonight
'Cause your job is not your life
No, your job is not your life
[Verse 2]
You miss your kid’s recital
Cause your boss “can’t do without”
But twenty years from now, that paycheck
Won’t fix what you forgot about
They dangle dreams and promotions
But those golden chains still bind
You gave them years they didn’t earn
And they’ll forget you in no time
[Chorus]
Your job is not your life
It’s not your highest call
You were made to laugh and wonder
Not just answer every call
So take a breath, reclaim your evening
Leave the badge and turn out lights
'Cause your job is not your life
No, your job is not your life
[Bridge]
Don’t wait for retirement
To remember how to live
Joy’s not in a raise
It’s in the time you freely give
[Chorus – final push]
Your job is not your life
It’s not the sum of you
You're worth more than your inbox
And the deadlines chasing you
So take a walk, write that novel
Call someone you miss tonight
Your job is not your life
No, your job is not your life
[Outro – soft drawl]
So when the clock says “go,” then go
Don’t ask permission, just arrive
Where you belong—with the ones you love
'Cause your job… is not your life
This song was inspired by a post from Ken's Life blog. You can read the original here:
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