If a ticket round the world Cost a quarter, I couldn't get across My hometown border. Had me a woman, but I Couldn't afford her; These times are leaner and Meaner than me. These times are leaner and Meaner than me. Work-place drama, daily commute, Time and a half, American dream. Time bomb trauma, life won't compute. You used to laugh, now you just scream. Another day, another dollar, Minimum wage and blue collar. What can I say, my life's a bust. I used to rage; now I just rust. If a ticket round the world Cost a quarter, I couldn't get across My hometown border. Had me a woman, but I Couldn't afford her; These times are leaner and Meaner than me. These times are leaner and Meaner than me. Down on the farm, it's no better; You plant your hours, wait for the buds. You mean no harm, still a debtor. It used to shower; now it just floods. Another day, another dollar, Minimum wage and blue collar. What can I say, my life's a bust. I used to rage; now I just rust. If a ticket round the world Cost a quarter, I couldn't get across My hometown border. Had me a woman, but I Couldn't afford her; These times are leaner and Meaner than me. These times are leaner and Meaner than me.