Low Livin' Lyrics

There's a man outside my window

Totin' round his cardboard sign

And everyday he sings his sad song

"Buddy, can you spare a dime?"

No no, I can't spare no nickel

Well, I just can't spare a dime

And I would love to spare some sympathy

But I just ain't got the time

Why can't you build a castle from the mud that you've been given?

I'm too busy paying off the cost of my low livin'

Someone handed me a clipboard

Said, "Just sign here to save the Earth"

Well I would love to give my two cents

But we both know what that's worth

I try to stay up on the issues

I crack a paper now and then

But, mister, just give me the Spark Notes

I gotta be at work in ten

Why can't you build a fortune from the pennies you've been given?

I spent them all to cover the high cost of my low livin'

It's a hopeless situation

I was born into from the first

And my only consolation

Is someone somewhere's got it worse

To keep my head above the water

All I can do is swim in place

I can't seem to gain no ground

No, I ain't even in the race