Dorsey Burnette — Cold As Usual lyrics

Lyrics

You sure miss the water when the well runs dry
You sure miss the things that you can’t afford to buy
I gotta go to work to make some bread
So the little kids won’t go hungry to bed
'Cause the spring has sprung
Fall has fell, winter’s here and it’s cold as usual
The Goodwill people tryin' to find me a job
But it seems like I’m just one of the mob
The shoes the kids wore on their feet
They done wore 'em out on the cold, cold street
'Cause spring has sprung
Fall has fell, winter’s here and it’s cold as usual
I brought home a chicken and they picked it clean
'Cause it’s the first chicken they ever seen
The insurance salesman don’t know why
When I say «Man, I can’t afford to die»
Yup, spring has sprung
Fall has fell, winter’s here and it’s cold as usual
All the bill collectors bugging me
Don’t know 'em all most down well let’s see
When I die and they put me in the ground
They’ll have to put on my stone «The poorest man in town»
Yup, spring has sprung
Fall has fell, winter’s here and it’s cold as usual