There ain't no bread in the bread box 'Cause we ain't got no dough And it's seems like we ain't got enough time To go foolin' around no more I've been working so hard for oh so long What've you got to show? Open up your eyes little darling Let's pack up your things and go Open up your eyes little darling Don't want to live here no more Open up your eyes little darling Been here for far too long Open up your eyes little darling It's time to move along It was late into December On a cold winter day I'd just finished bringing wood into the kitchen When I heard my Amanda say She said "Elijah, you better look around Things ain't like they used to be Times getting hard for you and me Come on daddy, it's time to shake things down" There ain't no bread in the bread box 'Cause we ain't got no dough And it's seems like we ain't got enough time To go foolin' around no more I've been working so hard for oh so long What've you got to show? Open up your eyes little darling Let's pack up your things and go Open up your eyes little darling Don't want to live here no more Open up your eyes little darling Been here for far too long Open up your eyes little darling It's time to move along [Later head] down in the middle of the city and I went up to her flat Trying to make it through [life] with my child and my wife And the world upon my back I said sweet thing, you better hold me tight Things ain't like they used to be Times are hard for you and me Come on baby, it's time to make things right There ain't no bread in the bread box 'Cause we ain't got no dough And it's seems like we ain't got enough time To go foolin' around no more I've been working so hard for oh so long What've you got to show? Open up your eyes little darling Let's pack up your things and go Open up your eyes little darling Don't want to live here no more Open up your eyes little darling Been here for far too long Open up your eyes little darling It's time to move along There ain't no bread in the bread box 'Cause we ain't got no dough And it's seems like we ain't got enough time To go foolin' around no more I've been working so hard for oh so long What've you got to show? Open up your eyes little darling Let's pack up your things and go Open up your eyes little darling Don't want to live here no more Open up your eyes little darling Been here for far too long Open up your eyes little darling It's time to move along