Getting By

Oh the air was hot and it dripped right off ya

the breeze could burn a hole right though ya

the sweat was pourin' out of my skin but it was cool

cuz she was about to give in, in my dreams, down in

new arlenz darlin New Orleans

I seen her sittin up in Jackson Square

she was runnin' her fingers through her

long blond hair

Oh the air was hot and it dripped right off ya

the breeze could burn a hole right through ya

the sweat was pourin' out of my skin but it was cool

cuz she was about to give in, in my dreams, down in

new arlenz darlin new arlens darlin new orleans darlin

i seen her walkin' down Decatur street

I said hey baby

i said hey baby

your the woman I've been waiting a lifetime

your the woman I've been waiting a lifetime

to meet, and she said, she looked me in the eye

and she said.

I can't believe you used that tired old line

I bet down here you been usin' it all the time

I know the one it starts with a toothy grin

you think your gettin in we both know that's just a lie

Your just barely, getting by

So the air was hot it dripped right off ya

the breeze could burn a hole right though ya

the sweat was pourin' out of my skin

and the whole hotel had decided to for a swim

they were crammed like sardine's in a pool down in

down in new orleans.

And the maid came knocking at my door

with a scam she'd run a thousand times

she'd run this scam a thousand times before

and I said, I looked at her standin' there

I looked at her in the eye and I said

I can't believe you used that tired old line

I bet down here you been usin' it all the time

I know the one it starts with a toothy grin

you think your gettin in we both know that's just a lie

your just getting by

 squeaking by