Books & Records

For the last two years the rent keeps getting higher

And the neighbors all have cars we can't afford

I'm working two jobs now and, brother, I stay tired

But we could always stand to make a little more

Way it goes, we might not be here by December

We both know there's gonna have to be a break

Priced my blood to try and turn back on our power

Oh, Lord, there's got to be a better way

We've been selling off our books and records

Instruments our grandparents played

We've been selling off our books and records

But we're gonna buy them back someday

These past few winters have been harder than expected

Unknown numbers call us all hours of the day

We've both been learning how to cook our suppers cheaper

Stretch it out until we get paid

The way it goes, I doubt we ever will retire

But the cast iron will be seasoned well by then

And if we're lucky we'll have moments by the fire

Put a record on and read a book again

We've been selling off our books and records

Instruments our grandparents played

We've been selling off our books and records

But we're gonna buy them back someday

We're gonna buy them back someday

And down at Tommy's Pawn, there's an unheard song

Buried in my grandpa's guitar

By a box of antique photos I got

When granny Marie passed on

We learned hard to take it on the chin

Get our bills caught up in time just to fall behind again

We've been selling off our books and records

Instruments our grandparents played

We've been selling off our books and records

But we're gonna buy them back someday

We're gonna buy them back someday