can't afford to love myself so i never even try
all last summer you were spendin' like a drunken teen
spendin' like a drunken teen
but hand me some cash & i'll be dancin' on a sun beam
i can't afford to give a shit so i never really did
the world is sick and it's been squealin' like a stuck pig
squealin' like it's stuck
but write me a check & i'll sashay across a green sky
i can't afford to love that job i'm workin' all the time
all summer. lemme' get paid and i'll be anything you want
i can't afford to love myself so i never even try