Pawn Shop

She pushed her wedding ring across the counter She said tell me that it's worth more than I think There's a bus to batonrouge leaves in an hour And 90 dollars cash buys me a seat That quarter carrot picture perfect dream Wasn't all it was cracked up to be But it ain't stolen it ain't hot Someone told me it cost a lot Man ain't that the truth I thought I'd wear it my whole life It never even crossed my mind Back when it was new It'd end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte avenue He walked in with it swung over his shoulder He said Man you'll never give me a fair price But this young man's town's just watching me get older And the songs I sing don't feed my kids and wife There's a few belt buckle scratches on the back And the B string tends to fall a little flat But it ain't stolen it ain't hot Someone told me it cost a lot Man ain't that the truth I thought I'd play it my whole life It never even crossed my mind Back when it was new It'd end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte avenue Dreams don't die even when they're broken Tomorrow when that sign says open That guitar or that wedding band will start a new dream Second hand But it ain't stolen it ain't hot Someone told me it cost a lot Man ain't that the truth I thought I'd own it my whole life It never even crossed my mind Back when it was new It'd end up in a pawn shop on Charlotte avenue Oooh