I scratch a living, it ain't easy
I can't afford to be a daddy
I try to skip the fare
There's a hole in my pocket
I wonder if I'll ever get
You don't get by, no
You don't cross the line
I live an honest life
No, no, this can't be right
My pocket, my pocket
But you can't look back
You know it's a drag
There's a hole in my pocket
It seems like sometimes
To where I want to be
There's a hole in my pocket
You know it's a drag
There's a hole in my pocket
I'm always paying, never make it
She said it would be alright
I'm working for the cash machine
Says, “Don't make plans, you're broke”
To where I want to be
No, no, this can't be right
I know that time is tight
Cash machine
But you can't look back
My pocket, my pocket
I'm working for the cash machine
Better believe it
Better believe it, yeah
We tried to play it safe
To where I want to be
My pocket, my pocket
But you can't look back
A message on the screen
Better believe it
'Til I'm seen, right, no
My credit's in the red
I've only just been paid
So I leave tonight, no
My girlfriend's test turned blue
I'm always paying, never make it
Cash machine
I wonder if I'll ever get
No, no, this can't be right
I wonder if I'll ever get
Cash machine
What am I gonna do?
I scratch a living, it ain't easy
Three weeks five days
I'm always paying, never make it
That night we could not wait
Ticket inspector's there
You know it's a drag
I scratch a living, it ain't easy
I try to phone a friend
