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Recorded @ Sound Lab Productions in Newark, DE by Roger Hoilman 1992 - * -live to DAT - *vocals & bass - al parsons - *guitar - kenny jones - * drums - brion church - *pedal steel - tommy epps - *harmonica - barry (mt dew) jenkins

busted flat
(al parsons/kenny jones)

With two dollars in my pocket
And a thousand bucks to pay
Don’t know how I’ll make tomorrow
Or if I can face the day
It’s a good life so they tell me
I ain’t found that better way
If I don’t pay the rent tomorrow
I best be on my way

Cause I’m busted
Broke down to the bone
Yea this hard workin' life ain’t workin’
Busted flat and all alone

Found a job just south of Pittsburgh
Haulin’ steel to Idaho
I was doin' good till I met Rita
Somewhere between loads
Her blue eyes made me drop my guard
Forget just where I’d been
I quit that job and now she's gone
I’m never gonna win

Cause I’m busted
Broke down to the bone
Yea this hard workin' life ain’t workin'
Busted flat and all alone
Yea

Yea I won’t stand in no welfare line
But lord it’s getting hard
Tryin' to make the ends meet
Is tearin' me apart
Taxes goin' up
But the pay keeps goin' down
I guess I’m gonna work until they put me in the ground

I stay busted
Broke down to the bone
Yea this hard workin' life ain’t workin'
Busted flat and all alone

Someday I’ll get the message
Figure out where I done wrong
Until that day I’ll look for work
As sure as the day’s long
If you can find an answer
For that I’ll gladly pay
Don’t send it to me COD
I’ll send a check one day

Cause I’m busted
Broke down to the bone
Yea this hard workin' life ain’t workin’
Busted flat and all alone
Yea this hard workin' life ain’t workin’
Busted flat and all alone

Yea this hard workin' life ain’t workin’