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Paycheck to Paycheck

from Oakland! by Albert Alexander

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This guy delivers weed and that guy sells hats
Fitted hats not snapbacks, and his matches his backpack
And she works the bakery on the sales side
Hours less crazy than the bakers, no need to knead the wheat and rye
And she fills wine glasses all hours of the night
He shoots weddings dawn through daylight
And he works corporate P.R. but you wouldn't know by looking
And everyone does entertainment booking
Oh a lot of folks 'round here live...

Paycheck to paycheck!
Barely making rent
Always getting spent too fast
Paycheck to paycheck
On part time gigs
Balances been bigger in the past
No need to stop now, these checks don't bounce
Don't need to learn how to balance these accounts
Got no credit card but we'll work it out
On shoestrings, the skin of our bare necks
Paycheck to paycheck!

She used to publish books and now she's selling bread
He's making hula hoops and he's a farmers' market market rep
She made book covers for Penguin, then moved
Now it's photographs in the nude, she's gonna teach kids in the hood
To do a modern English version of Hamlet
'Til then it's

Paycheck to paycheck!

I'm doing tech stuff but I can feel the draw
Of selling handmade jewelry at an art stall
Feels closer to the earth when you're working with your hands
Making people smile living life without a plan
Eating a lot of rice and beans out of a can
Tastes okay, I guess

Paycheck to paycheck!

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from Oakland!, released March 1, 2013

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Albert Alexander Oakland, California

Folk and rock storytelling.

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