歌曲名 Dust Bowl 歌手名 10+000 Maniacs

作词：Merchant Natalie

作曲：Robert Buck

I should know to leave them home

They follow me through the store

With these toys I can't afford

Kids take them back you know better than that

Dolls that talk Astronauts TV games airplanes

They don't understand and how can I explain

I try and try but I can't save

Pennies nickels dollars slip away

I've tried and tried but I can't save

My youngest girl has bad fever sure

All night with alcohol

Tryin' to cool and rub her down

Ruby I'm tired I'm tired try and get some sleep

I'm adding doctor's fees to remedies

To the cost of three day's work lost

I try and try but I can't save

Pennies nickels dollars slip away

I've tried and tried but I can't save

The hole in my pocketbook is growing

There's a new wind blowin they say

It's gonna be a cold cold one

Brace yourselves my darlings

Cause it won't bring anything much our way

But more dust bowl days

I played a card in this week's game

I took the first and the last letters

In three of their names

This lottery's been buildin up for weeks

I could be lucky me with the five million prize

Tears of disbelief spillin out of my eyes

I try and try but I can't save

Pennies nickels dollars slip away

I've tried and tried but I can't save

The hole in my pocketbook is growing

There's a new wind blowing they say

It's gonna be a cold cold one

Brace yourselves my darlings

it won't bring anything much our way

But more dust bowl days