North of Gettin' By

Well the boss man makes a dollar but I'm still makin' dimes

I'm gettin' sick and tired of overtime

I gotta spend money to make money but I'm all out of bread

And the sandwiches are all that's got me ahead

I don't pray for riches and I don't pray for gold

Or a brand new guitar for my hands to hold

And I don't need no mansion or an airplane in the sky

I just wanna be a few miles north of gettin' by

Well it's hard to keep your head up high when you're fillin' your tank ten bucks at a time

Only source of therapy are my rhymes

I sold the Harley and my lawnmower I even sold my guns and traded my car

I'm still droppin' off spare change at the Coin Star

Yeah and I don't pray for riches and I don't pray for gold

Or a brand new guitar for my hands to hold

Yeah and I don't need no mansion or an airplane in the sky

I just wanna be a few miles north of gettin' by

Value menus and drive-thrus and trips to the grocery store

But hell that seems to cost even more

Well the boss man says here's a little raise but before you can put down a cup

you get a phone call that your rent's goin' up

Yeah I don't pray for riches and I don't pray for gold

Or a brand new guitar for my hands to hold

And I don't need no mansion or an airplane in the sky

I just wanna be a few miles north of gettin' by