(Try To Keep My Head Above The) Waterline Lyrics

I got a darlin' gal, sweet as a pea

We got a love thing going, she's stickin' with me

Runnin' in place

Try to keep our heads above the waterline

We work real hard just to pay the rent

Try to save but the save gets spent

Runnin' in place

Try to keep our heads above the waterline

Mr. Politician won't you help me out

I don't need no guv-mint bailout

Mr. politician won't you leave a little piece for me

I'm a working slob with a little job

With a wife & a kid another kid & a dog

Runnin' in place

Try to keep our heads above the waterline

I rent a little bungalow down across the tracks

Like to own a house like to pay less tax

Runnin' in place

Try to keep my head above the waterline

Mr. politician won't you give me a break

I won't steal no more than you take

Mr. politician won't you leave a little piece for me

Mr. Politician won't you help me out

I don't need your stinkin' bailout

Mr. politician won't you leave a little piece for me

It's so hard make ends meet

I don't know what I'd do if it wasn't for stealing

I got a darlin' gal, pretty as a bee

We got a love thing going, she's sleepin' with me

Runnin' in place

Try to keep our heads above the waterline

We work so hard just to pay the rent

Try to save but the save gets spent

Runnin' in place

Try to keep our heads above the waterline

Mr. politician won't you give me a break

I won't steal no more than you take

Mr. politician won't you leave a little piece for me

It's so hard to try to make ends meet

I don't know what I'd do if it wasn't for stealing