Lyrics

I wish I could get me a couple of dollars
A little bit of cash to lay down
I wish I could get me a couple of dollars
Just enough money to buy me a round
I don't really want to have to work for a living
Everyday subjected to taking what they're giving
But I do wish I had me a couple of dollars
To buy a couple of beers


I wish I could get me a seat at the table
With cloth napkins rolled up in a ring
I wish I could get me a seat at the table
Where there are waiters and wine lists and everything
I don't really want to have to work for a living
Everyday subjected to taking what they're giving
But I do wish I could get me a seat at the table
I'd order up a couple of beers

I don't need a lot but too little's too little
Is it too much to ask to ride right down the middle
Don't mean to complain I don't mean to quibble
But would it kill you to buy me a couple of beers

I wish I could take me a long drive out to Shorewood
Look at the lights and drive home
I wish I could take me a long drive out to Shorewood
Where some of those streets are paved in cobblestone
I don't really want to have to work for a living
Everyday subjected to taking what they're giving
But I do wish I could take me a long drive out to Shorewood
Where I'd stop for a couple of beers

I wish I could get me a place in the country
With horses and cattle and sky
I wish I could get me a place in the country
Where the sun shines down on my sweetheart and I
I don't really want to have to work for a living
Everyday subjected to taking what they're giving
But I do wish I could get me a place in the country

Where, heck, I'd raise me up a barn full of beers