Paid by the Mile

If I only had a dime for every lie on my face I'd buy a drink for every fool in this place Giving you my two cents Take it all that I've been through Can you dig it or leave it? Can you tell me what to do? I'll take my time, I'm goin' south Cause I only got paid by the mile Said if I had a nickel for every song I tried to write I'd cut a cheque to every underdog who stays in the fight Yeah the one thing that I know, I'm hungry every night It ain't dawn till it's over, it ain't over till it's right Well I take my time, well I'm goin' south Cause I only got paid by the mile Every night, every show Every dream, comes and goes Every trouble, I just smile If I only got paid by the mile If I only got paid by the mile If I had a silver dollar for each night I could not sleep I'd pay the tab of every man that's ever had to face the beat Yeah if you ain't got the hook, we'll string you up like bee Those miles keep on coming, life don't stop and weep Well I take my time, well I'm goin' south Cause I only got paid by the mile Well I take my time, well I'm goin' south If I only got paid by the, I only got paid by the mile!