Song Description
Today's golden rule is: He who has the gold rules. It's a hard knock life being middle class and under.
| Song Length |
2:20 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerless, Miserable |
Subject |
Economics, General |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Petty, Bob Dylan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
LOW DOWN ON MY LUCK
If a ticket round the world
Cost a quarter,
I couldn?t get across
My hometown border.
Had me a woman, but I
Couldn?t afford her;
These times are leaner and
Meaner than me.
These times are leaner and
Meaner than me.
Work-place drama, daily commute,
Time and a half, American dream.
Time bomb trauma, life won?t compute.
You used to laugh, now you just scream.
Another day, another dollar,
Minimum wage and blue collar.
What can I say, my life?s a bust.
I used to rage; now I just rust.
If a ticket round the world
Cost a quarter,
I couldn?t get across
My hometown border.
Had me a woman, but I
Couldn?t afford her;
These times are leaner and
Meaner than me.
These times are leaner and
Meaner than me.
Down on the farm, it?s no better;
You plant your hours, wait for the buds.
You mean no harm, still a debtor.
It used to shower; now it just floods.
Another day, another dollar,
Minimum wage and blue collar.
What can I say, my life?s a bust.
I used to rage; now I just rust.
If a ticket round the world
Cost a quarter,
I couldn?t get across
My hometown border.
Had me a woman, but I
Couldn?t afford her;
These times are leaner and
Meaner than me.
These times are leaner and
Meaner than me.
Copyright © 2004 Lex Zaleta