Put my only two dollars on my favorite horse
She laid all her bills on the desk in the hall
My wife left and didn't say why
I walked home from work and it rained all the way
He lost by a nose and I cried
Oh, these days I barely get by
I want to give up, lay down and die
Worst of all was when she told me goodbye
Oh, these days I barely get by
Oh, these days I barely get by
These days I barely get by
Oh, my boss says come winter we'll all be laid off
The car's in the shop so I thumbed all the way
Oh, these days I barely get by