Go to a cash machine
To get a ticket home
Message on the screen
Says don`t make plans, you`re broke
No,no this can`t be right
I know that time is tight
I`ve only just been paid
Three weeks five days, til I`m seen
Right
No......
I scratch a living, it ain`t easy
You know it`s a drag
I`m always paying, never make it
But you can`t look back
I wonder if I`ll ever get
To where I want to be
Better believe it
I`m working for the cash machine
I try to phone a friend
My credit`s in the red
I try to skip the fare
Ticket inspector`s there
No, no this can`t be right
I live an honest life
It seems like sometimes
You don`t cross the line
You don`t get
By...
No...
I scratch a living, it ain`t easy
You know it`s a drag
I`m always paying, never make it
But you can`t look back
I wonder if I`ll ever get
To where I want to be
Better believe it
Yeah...
What am I gonna do
My girlfriend`s test turned blue
We tried to play is safe
That night we could not wait
No, no this can`t be right
She said it would be alright
I can`t afford to be a daddy
So I leave tonight
No...
I scratch a living, it ain`t easy
You know it`s a drag
I`m always paying, never make it
But you can`t look back
I wonder if I`ll ever get
To where I want to be
Better believe it
I`m working for the cash mashine
cash mashine
cash mashine
There`s a hole in my pocket, my pocket, my pocket
There`s a hole in my pocket, my pocket, my pocket
There`s a hole in my pocket, my pocket, my pocket
There`s a hole in my pocket
Yeah yeah yeah yeah