From the recordings LZ by KEPHAS and A&R/Publishers
Lyrics
LOW DOWN ON MY LUCK<br />
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If a ticket round the world<br />
Cost a quarter,<br />
I couldn’t get across<br />
My hometown border.<br />
Had me a woman, but I<br />
Couldn’t afford her;<br />
These times are leaner and<br />
Meaner than me.<br />
These times are leaner and<br />
Meaner than me.<br />
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Work-place drama, daily commute,<br />
Time and a half, American dream.<br />
Time bomb trauma, life won’t compute.<br />
You used to laugh, now you just scream.<br />
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Another day, another dollar,<br />
Minimum wage and blue collar.<br />
What can I say, my life’s a bust.<br />
I used to rage; now I just rust.<br />
<br />
If a ticket round the world<br />
Cost a quarter,<br />
I couldn’t get across<br />
My hometown border.<br />
Had me a woman, but I<br />
Couldn’t afford her;<br />
These times are leaner and<br />
Meaner than me.<br />
These times are leaner and<br />
Meaner than me.<br />
<br />
Down on the farm, it’s no better;<br />
You plant your hours, wait for the buds.<br />
You mean no harm, still a debtor.<br />
It used to shower; now it just floods.<br />
<br />
Another day, another dollar,<br />
Minimum wage and blue collar.<br />
What can I say, my life’s a bust.<br />
I used to rage; now I just rust.<br />
<br />
If a ticket round the world<br />
Cost a quarter,<br />
I couldn’t get across<br />
My hometown border.<br />
Had me a woman, but I<br />
Couldn’t afford her;<br />
These times are leaner and<br />
Meaner than me.<br />
These times are leaner and<br />
Meaner than me.<br />
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Copyright © 2004 Lex Zaleta<br />