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Nickel and Dime

from An Ape's Progress by Pawlie

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Early-release track from the album "An Ape's Progress" (2021), included as a pre-order download.

lyrics

Wake up everyone
There’s a rat race still to run
Feel like I’m playing to lose
Fumbling all around
Knuckles on the ground
Dressed up like a monkey in shoes

Staring at the floor
Another corporate whore
Stuck between suck and succeed
In the land where cash is king
Stock is everything
So worship that shareholder greed!

Each and every day
I try to wish it all away
Maybe someday I‘ll find peace of mind
Stop wasting my time
With this nickel and dime

Get everything for free
Come online with me
Strive for those five thousand friends
Download and install
It takes no time at all
Follow the tweets and the trends

Out here in the Wild West
The NSA knows best
Facebook’s got your world in real time
So come on, like my post
It’s what I need the most
Don’t worry I’ll be just fine

Each and every day
I try to wish it all away
Maybe someday I‘ll find peace of mind
Stop wasting my time
With this nickel and dime

How many kids would ever dream big
About mortgages and paying off cars?
I’d rather fly or gaze up at the sky
Hey, let’s go walking on Mars
And learn the youth
secrets of stars...

Each and every day
I try to wish it all away
Maybe someday I‘ll find peace of mind
Stop wasting my time
With this nickel and dime

credits

from An Ape's Progress, released August 13, 2021
Written by Pawlie
© 2018 Mr. Potato Head Music (ASCAP)
℗ 2021 Flying Meatloaf Records

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Pawlie Santa Barbara, California

Pawlie’s original brand of acoustic/electric music draws upon rock, jazz, folk, and progressive influences.

Album releases include Pawlie (1994), The Small Time (1998), Little Green Man (2011), and An Ape’s Progress (2021).

Pawlie lives in Santa Barbara with his wife Libby, and their pampered feline, Penny. ... more

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