I’ve been counting pennies for gasoline
looking for quarters in slot machines
I’m robbing Peter to pay off Paul
and if I O U, honey please don’t call
I spent all of my time falling behind
while trying to get ahead

Well I checked my jacket, checked my jeans
all my pockets been picked clean
I checked the couch, checked the car
ain’t nothing turned up so far
I spent all of my time falling behind
while trying to get ahead

When you live on the edge
you can just slip
you don’t have to fall
Cause when you lose one bet
and there ain’t no net
you lose it all

I’ve been counting pennies for gasoline
looking for quarters in slot machines
I’m robbing Peter to pay off Paul
and if I O U, honey please don’t call
I spent all of my time falling behind
while trying to get ahead
I spent all of my time falling behind
while trying to get ahead
to get ahead to get ahead