Life On The Nickel

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

But I can't seem to catch a dime

Take a little hit and I lose the time



I took the man and his horse

And ran before he looked up

I said the light's gonna change

But I'm calm and feeling warm



Now I'm sticking out my hands

And feeling weightless again



You got to push, got to shove

Got to eat before they eat me

Got the crown and the cup

Got to write to my family



Say, "I'm calm and feeling warm"

Not quite there but I'm close

And it's a world of a difference



Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

But I can't seem to catch a dime

Take a little hit and I lose the time



Got the worst all behind me

Yeah, they'll never be able to find me

I'm the king of the city

I'm a roach and they're all primates



This is meal time

Real life

I'm not gonna fight

No, I'm not gonna start a war



I've been right, I've been wrong

My smokes have come and gone

I've been crazy, been fed

Enough to not wind up dead



And I'm lonely

My eyes have been closed to the world

'Cause the world's got nothing for me



Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

But I can't seem to catch a dime

Take a little hit and I lose the time



Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

But I can't seem to catch a dime

Take a little hit and I lose the time



Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling

Yet again I'm hustling, hustling, hustling