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Paycheck To Paycheck

from On & On: Remastered by Doug Midgley

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Paycheck To Paycheck
by Doug Midgley

I can do it on the 15th
If it's before then, I can't go
That's just my situation
Don't make me proud to let you know

That I live paycheck to paycheck
I live paycheck to paycheck
I live paycheck to paycheck
I live paycheck to paycheck

The rent, the phone, the garbage
The water and the gas
All add me up to crazy 
And my cash flow's gonna crash

And the new car I owe on
The battery's dead
"The insurance ran out
But drive careful," they said
And that's the day the accident happened

I can do it if it's Thursday
If it's before then I can't go
No, I don't bowl on Wednesdays
It's 'cause I'm broke if you must know

'Cause I live paycheck to paycheck
I live paycheck to paycheck
I live paycheck to paycheck
I live paycheck to paycheck

The Visa and the MasterCard
Could make a living on my debt
But first the rent and electric
I can't pay that plastic yet
And if I break my arm or leg
And they put it in a cast
Then it's the rent, the phone, and doctor's bills
And the plastic waits 'til last

'Cause I live paycheck to paycheck
I live paycheck to paycheck
I live paycheck to paycheck
I live paycheck to paycheck


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from On & On: Remastered, released April 18, 2018

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Deceased music legend and singer-songwriter, Doug Midgley, left an indelible mark on the world with his thought provoking lyrics and powerful melodies. Touching on everything from love and illness to taxes and beer, his influence and perspective can be felt decades after his passing. ... more

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