Met her at a friendly little bar down along the coast She said it was her birthday so we had us a nice little toast Drove around for a while, smoked a few cigarettes Took her back to my place, she slipped off her party dress She sat for a while on the edge of the bed just talkin' Loose change in my pocket Loose change in my pocket Pint of gin in my boot cuff, i'm drivin' for a drink and a dance Sittin' on the next stool, miss a little time on her hands Yeah i knew she was trouble, but trouble sure was lookin' fine And when i pulled her close what i knew kinda slipped my mind We lay in bed and watched the moon come up crawling
Loose change in my pocket Loose change in my pocket I pour another drink, wait for the night to get through Stars are burning in that black void so far away and blue Now i'm sittin' at a red light i feel somethin' tickin' way down The night's moving like a slow train crawling through this sh**hole town Got my bags packed in the back and i'm tryin' to get going again But red just goes to green and green goes red and then Then all i hear's the clock on the dash tick-tocking Loose change in my pocket Loose change in my pocket