Natalie Merchant - Dust Bowl Lyrics
Dust bowlI should know to leave them home. they follow me through the store withThese toys I cant afford. kids, take them back, you know better than that.Dolls that talk, astronauts, t.v. games, airplanes, they dont understand andHow can I explain? I try and try but I cant save. pennies, nickels, dollarsSlip away. Ive tried and tried but I cant save.My youngest girl has bad fever, sure. all night with alcohol trying toCool and to rub her down. ruby, Im tired, try and get some sleep. Im addingDoctors fees to remedies to the cost of three days work lost. I try and tryBut I cant save. pennies, nickels, dollars slip away. Ive tried and tried butI cant save. the hole in my pocketbook is growing.Theres a new wind blowing they say, its gonna be a cold, cold one. soBrace yourselves my darlings, it wont bring anything much our way but moreDust bowl days.I played a card in this weeks game. took the first and the last lettersIn three of their names. this lotterys been building up for weeks. I could beLucky me with the five million prize, tears of disbelief spilling out of myEyes. I try and try but I cant save. pennies, nickels, dollars slip away. iveTried and tried but I cant save. the hole in my pocketbook is growing.Theres a new wind blowing they say, its gonna be a cold, cold one. soBrace yourselves my darlings, it wont bring anything much our way but moreDust bowl days.
