Life on the Nickel

Album: Torches (2011)
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  • 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
    And now I'm sticking out my hands
    And feeling weightless again

    You got to push, got to shove
    I've got to eat before they eat me
    Got the crown and the cup
    I've got to write to my family
    And say, "I'm calm and feeling warm."
    I'm 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

    I've 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 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 Writer/s: MARK FOSTER, PAUL EPWORTH
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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