Letra de Dust bowl

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, t.v. 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 to cool and rub her down.
Ruby, I´m tired, try and get some sleep.
I´m adding doctor´s fees to remedies with 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 blowing they say, it´s gonna be a cold, cold one.
So brace yourselves my darlings, it won´t bring anything much our way but more dust bowl days.

I played a card in this weeks game.
Took the first and the last letters in three of their names.
This lottery´s been building up for weeks.
I could be lucky me with the five million prize, tears of disbelief spilling 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.
So brace yourselves my darlings, it won´t bring anything much our way but more dust bowl days.