these days i barely get by

i woke up this morning aching with pain

don't think i can work

but i'll try

the car's in the shop so i thumbed all the way

oh

these days i barely get by

i walked home from work and it rained all the way

my wife left and didn't say why

she laid all our bills on the desk in the hall

oh

these days i barely get by

put my only two dollars on my favorite horse

he lost by a nose and i cried

oh

my boss says come winter we'll all be laid off

oh

these days i barely get by

these days i barely get by

i want to give up

lay down and die

worst of all is when she told me goodbye

oh

these days i barely get by

oh

these days

one barely gets by