Lyric discussion by Reel Big Fisherman 

Cover art for Shit Out Of Luck lyrics by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The

My favorite Bosstones song, and nobody has commented on it. What s surprise.

The first part is about how Dicky used to road rage a lot, but now he just lets it go because it's not worth getting bent out of shape over. However, the main point of the song is to stop caring so much about your materialistic posessions and stay true to your roots. It's about how some people stab people (esp. those they cared about) in the back just to get ahead in life. They may have lots of money now, but they lost all of their dignity. They sell out their morals to make a profit. I think the Bosstones are saying that if you just let your cares go and stop worrying about whether or not you'll make enough money to buy that nice house in the hills, you'll end up living a happier much more prosperous life. Maybe you won't have all the money in the world, but at least you won't be greedy dickhead.