Fish Out of Water
I've been a fish out of water for so long now
I've been workin' at workin'
But it never worked out
Been hittin' the time clock from midnight til eight
Ya, it's true that the nightshift put food on our plates
Workin' to live and livin' to work
Sure ain't a life that a man should deserve
I wanna play and I wanna sing
But my fingers are rusty and my voice is dying
Hand me my guitar and I'll sing you a song
'Bout a boy whose been workin'
Where he never belonged
Toss me a dollar to my hat on the floor
And I'll sing you another until I can't sing no more
Workin' to live and livin' to work
Sure ain't a life that a man should deserve
I wanna play and I wanna sing
But my fingers are rusty and my voice is dying
There's no dust on his guitar
But there's a spark in his eye
Guess he's not going back to the nightshift tonight
Singin' and playin' for a dollar a song
Well it don't pay the bills
But it's where he belongs
Workin' to live and livin' to work
Sure ain't a life that a man should deserve
I wanna play and I wanna sing
But my fingers are rusty and my voice is dying
Workin' to live and livin' to work
Sure ain't a life that a man should deserve
I wanna play and I wanna sing
But my fingers are rusty
I've been workin' at workin'
But it never worked out
Been hittin' the time clock from midnight til eight
Ya, it's true that the nightshift put food on our plates
Workin' to live and livin' to work
Sure ain't a life that a man should deserve
I wanna play and I wanna sing
But my fingers are rusty and my voice is dying
Hand me my guitar and I'll sing you a song
'Bout a boy whose been workin'
Where he never belonged
Toss me a dollar to my hat on the floor
And I'll sing you another until I can't sing no more
Workin' to live and livin' to work
Sure ain't a life that a man should deserve
I wanna play and I wanna sing
But my fingers are rusty and my voice is dying
There's no dust on his guitar
But there's a spark in his eye
Guess he's not going back to the nightshift tonight
Singin' and playin' for a dollar a song
Well it don't pay the bills
But it's where he belongs
Workin' to live and livin' to work
Sure ain't a life that a man should deserve
I wanna play and I wanna sing
But my fingers are rusty and my voice is dying
Workin' to live and livin' to work
Sure ain't a life that a man should deserve
I wanna play and I wanna sing
But my fingers are rusty
Credits
Writer(s): Monte Fogle
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