Friday, May 02, 2008

'I'm On a Low Budget'

LOW BUDGET
By The Kinks

Cheap is small and not too steep
But best of all cheap is cheap
Circumstance has forced my hand
To be a cut price person in a low budget land
Times are hard but well all survive
I just got to learn to economize
I’m on a low budget
I’m on a low budget
I’m not cheap, you understand

I’m just a cut price person in a low budget land
Excuse my shoes they don’t quite fit
They’re a special offer and they hurt me a bit
Even my trousers are giving me pain
They were reduced in a sale so I shouldn’t complain
They squeeze me so tight so I can’t take no more
They’re size 28 but I take 34

. . .

Low budget sure keeps me on my toes
I count every penny and I watch where it goes
Were all on our uppers were all going skint
I used to smoke cigars but now I suck polo mints

. . .

Art takes time, time is money
Money’s scarce and that ain’t funny
Millionaires are things of the past
Were in a low budget film where nothing can last
Money's rare there’s none to be found
So don’t think I’m tight if I don’t buy a round

Hat tip to Deb’s Web / Image: "A Pair of Shoes" (Van Gogh)

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