Dust Bowl
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I should know to leave them home. They follow me through the store with
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these toys I can't afford. "Kids, take them back, you know better than that."
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Dolls that talk, astronauts, T.V. games, airplanes, they don't understand and
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how can I explain? I try and try but I can't save. Pennies, nickels, dollars
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slip away. I've tried and tried but I can't save.
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My youngest girl has bad fever, sure. All night with alcohol trying to
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cool and to rub her down. Ruby, I'm tired, try and get some sleep. I'm adding
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doctor's fees to remedies to the cost of three day's work lost. I try and try
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but I can't save. Pennies, nickels, dollars slip away. I've tried and tried but
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I can't save. The hole in my pocketbook is growing.
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There's a new wind blowing they say, it's gonna be a cold, cold one. So
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brace yourselves my darlings, it won't bring anything much our way but more
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dust bowl days.
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I played a card in this weeks game. Took the first and the last letters
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in three of their names. This lottery's been building up for weeks. I could be
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lucky me with the five million prize, tears of disbelief spilling out of my
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eyes. I try and try but I can't save. Pennies, nickels, dollars slip away. I've
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tried and tried but I can't save. The hole in my pocketbook is growing.
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There's a new wind blowing they say, it's gonna be a cold, cold one. So
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brace yourselves my darlings, it won't bring anything much our way but more
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dust bowl days.
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Dust Bowl
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| Natalie Merchant |
