Layaway

My feet get wet every time it rains

From the holes in the soles of my old Red Wings

Truck needs tires, house needs paint

But they gonna have to wait

Yeah, she's cuttin' coupons, I'm cuttin' back

Workin' overtime, takin' lunch in a sack

Bills get checks and groceries get cash

Ain't much left after that

For a little boy with his eye on

A brand new rod and reel

And a little girl with her heart set

On a dollhouse that I can't build

Ah, well, life's still good and God's still great

To walk in here every other Friday

And put a little more down, put a little more down

On layaway

A dog-eared page in a magazine

From where she was flippin' through it, lookin' at a ring

'Bout double the size of the one she got on

But that ain't sayin' much

She'd never ask for it, she knows we can't afford it

For me right now, there ain't nothin' more important

Than havin' that rock in my dip can pocket

And lightin' her up one day

Yeah, so put it on layaway

I got a little boy with his eye on

A brand new rod and reel

And a little girl with her heart set

On a dollhouse that I can't build

Ah, well, life's still good and God's still great

To walk in here every other Friday

And put a little more down, put a little more down

On layaway

You know it's hard to save for a rainy day

When you're tryin' to keep your head above the water

But it'll all be worth it when I see her face

She sees this ring I bought her

And my little boy when I hand him

A brand new rod and reel

And my little girl when she walks in

On a dollhouse that I can't build

Ah, well, life's so good and God's so great

To walk in there this past Friday

And put a little more down, I don't owe a dime now

On layaway

And I don't owe a dime now

Well, it's all mine now

I bought it on layaway