A little vacation ain't askin' very much
She keeps tellin' me that everything is gettin' better
I don't mind the hours and the pain that comes from workin'
All I want is a life
But it's enough to kill me when I see my baby hurtin'

To drink from a glass, from a well that ain't dry
I'm sick of the crumbs, I want a piece of that pie

Wanna give her that diamond, I never got to buy

I'm sick of the crumbs, I want a piece of that pie
Just wanna break even someday before I die
All I want is a life
No, I don't want it all but I ain't got enough

All I want is a life
I'm sick of the crumbs, I want a piece of that pie
All I want is a life
I wish I had a dime for every hole that's in the carpet
All I want is a life
All I want is a life
All I want is a life
I hate comin' home to this old broken down apartment
To drink from a glass, from a well that ain't dry

All I want is a life

But one step up the rung and someone knocks me off the ladder
To drink from a glass, from a well that ain't dry