COUNTING PENNIES

I’ve been counting pennies for gasoline

looking for quarters in slot machines

I’m robbing Peter to pay off Paul

and if I O U, honey please don’t call

I spent all of my time falling behind

while trying to get ahead

 

Well I checked my jacket, checked my jeans

all my pockets been picked clean

I checked the couch, checked the car

ain’t nothing turned up so far

I spent all of my time falling behind

while trying to get ahead

 

When you live on the edge

you can just slip

you don’t have to fall

Cause when you lose one bet

and there ain’t no net

you lose it all

 

I’ve been counting pennies for gasoline

looking for quarters in slot machines

I’m robbing Peter to pay off Paul

and if I O U, honey please don’t call

I spent all of my time falling behind

while trying to get ahead

I spent all of my time falling behind

while trying to get ahead

to get ahead

to get ahead