Getting By A Quarter At A Time

She's not a kid anymore she can hide her age in these dim lights



Waitin' tables in this bar ain't what she's lookin' for



The short years fly by but oh the long long nights



A bar tends to make a woman hard



Read a story in the lines beneath her eyes



As tips hit the table they jingle and they jangle



Get her by a quarter at a time



She's getting by a quarter at a time a diamond in the

rough has lost her shine



Slingin' drinks at least will pay the rent again get

her by a quarter at a time



Another man stands up to leave she's always been left behind



The change she's waitin' for keeps walkin' out the door



But her quarters are sliver lined she's danced to everybody's tune



But gettin' stepped on don't make her cry



But after work the jukebox brings a little tear drop



The memories cost a quarter at a time



She's getting by a quarter...