The Pits

Sammy Hagar · Other Songs - Sammy Hagar

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My paycheck after taxes barely pays the rent

I do the town on Friday, by Tuesday, it's all spent

Two bucks an hour, this job ain't too hip

My love life's turning sour working the night shift



It's the pits, it's a one way trip

On a sinking ship

Ain't it the pits, but you just can't quit

When the scale won't tip or the key don't fit



Two $6.50 tickets to hassle with the crowd

I got hit with a Frisbee, the band played too loud

I got all their records, man and loved all their hits

But this is the worst, it's the pits



Oh, you can't keep it lit then it sticks to your lip

Oh, ain't it the pits when the record skips and the TV quits

You're in deeper and deeper, you dig into the pit

The climb is always steep, you can't get a lift



Ain't it the pits, it's the bottom of the list

It's all wing tips and double knits, it's the pits

Slip out onto the freeway, down all the gears

Things were just gettin' heavy when the red light appears



He said, "Get outta the car, boy"

He put the 'cuffs on my wrist, read me my rights

Oh, things got intense I got 90 days in jail

No one would go my bail, so there I sit, it's the pits



When the waist line slips, 39 inch hips and your pants don't fit

You're in deeper, you dig into the pit

The climb is always steeper, they won't let you quit

Ain't it the pits, P I T S, it's the pits



When the the faucet drips, it won't never quit

Oh, like a ten cent tip