These Days (I Barely Get By)

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