Day Late, Dollar Short

Wake up, it's the first of the month again

Roll over, grab my wallet and it's feeling thin

Got bills and a little bit of debt

Haven't opened up the letter from the IRS yet

Rent's stupid, my account's in the red

Trying to remember what my old man said

A day late and a dollar short

I only got two digits on my credit report

Is this such a crime? I didn't pay on time

I fit the bottom line

We scrape by and try to hold on

Take it day by day, try to feel okay when the money's gone

And it ain't easy, I'm just trying to hold on

If it's time to pay, try to feel okay when the money's gone

Run speed, I get on with my game

From this point forward, should be feeling okay

Till another rain cloud heads my way

My pocket's empty, I'm down to the wire

My gas tank's low, and I got a flat tire

If I'm late one more time, I know I'll be fired

But the way we scrape, got me feeling so tired

Is this such a crime? I didn't pay on time

I fit the bottom line

We scrape by and try to hold on

Take it day by day, try to feel okay when the money's gone

And it ain't easy, just trying to hold on

If it's time to pay, try to feel okay when the money's gone

Take it day by day, try to feel okay when the money's gone

Think about it all the time

When we get down to our last dime

We'll be alright, we'll be alright

If you find the well's run dry

Hit the gas and drive right by

Through the night into the dawn

Drive till all the gas is gone

'Cause the show must go on

We scrape by and try to hold on

Take it day by day, try to feel okay when the money's gone

And it ain't easy, no, trying to hold on

If it's time to pay, try to feel okay when the money's gone

Take it day by day, try to feel okay when the money's gone