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Cost of Livin' Lyrics
Everythin' to know about me
Is written on this page
A number you can reach me
My social and my age
Yes, I served in the army
It's where I learned to shoot
Eighteen months in the desert
Pourin' sand out of my boots
No, I've never been convicted of a crime
I could start this job at any time
I got a strong back, steel toes
I rarely call in sick, a good truck
What I don't know I catch on real quick
I work weekends, if I have to, nights and holidays
Give you forty and then some
Whatever it takes
Three dollars and change at the pump
The cost of livin's high and goin' up
I put Robert down as a reference
He's known me all my life
We attend the same church
He introduced me to my wife
I gave my last job everythin'
Before it headed south
Took the shoes off of my children's feet
Food out of their mouths
Yesterday my folks offered to help
But they're barely gettin' by themselves
I got a strong back, steel toes
I rarely call in sick, a good truck
What I don't know I catch on real quick
I work weekends, if I have to, nights and holidays
Give you forty and then some
Whatever it takes
Four dollars and change at the pump
The cost of livin's high and goin' up
I'm sure a hundred others have applied
Rumor has it you're only takin' five
I got a strong back, steel toes
I'm handy with a wrench
There's nothin' I can't drive
Nothin' I can't fix
I work sunup to sundown
Ain't too proud to sweep the floors
The bank has started callin'
And the wolves are at my door
Four dollars and change at the pump
The cost of livin's high and goin' up
Is written on this page
A number you can reach me
My social and my age
It's where I learned to shoot
Eighteen months in the desert
Pourin' sand out of my boots
I could start this job at any time
I rarely call in sick, a good truck
What I don't know I catch on real quick
I work weekends, if I have to, nights and holidays
Whatever it takes
Three dollars and change at the pump
The cost of livin's high and goin' up
He's known me all my life
We attend the same church
He introduced me to my wife
Before it headed south
Took the shoes off of my children's feet
Food out of their mouths
Yesterday my folks offered to help
But they're barely gettin' by themselves
I rarely call in sick, a good truck
What I don't know I catch on real quick
I work weekends, if I have to, nights and holidays
Whatever it takes
Four dollars and change at the pump
The cost of livin's high and goin' up
Rumor has it you're only takin' five
I'm handy with a wrench
There's nothin' I can't drive
Nothin' I can't fix
Ain't too proud to sweep the floors
The bank has started callin'
And the wolves are at my door
The cost of livin's high and goin' up
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Times are still tough. Living on the east coast, I don't see it as badly as it is, but I know where it's been hitting the hardest, right in middle America. Going to college, I see all of these people who seem oblivious to what's going on, whose biggest problems are "whose going to buy the alcohol?", or "why did my football coach get fired for harboring a pedophile?" "wow Snookie lost a ton of weight!" The working man's forgotten and it really sickens me. Great song overall. Reminds me that there's still a lot of rough patches in our country that we just can't forget about