IÔÇÖm a Cadillac tramp at the end of his road
A swap meet rat whoÔÇÖs sittinÔÇÖ on gold yeah baby
IÔÇÖm a guitar gangster without a tune
IÔÇÖm the baseball bat thatÔÇÖs waiting to swing
Your loan shark friend with the broken knees yeah baby
IÔÇÖm a penthouse pauper with nothing to do
Chorus:
Yeah, yeah, yeah Im chasing nickels and dimes
The rest of the world passes me by
Nah, nah, nah Im just wasting my time
IÔÇÖm just sitting here and wondering why
IÔÇÖm the high rollinÔÇÖ creep thatÔÇÖs in too deep
With the slicked back hair and the silver teeth yeah baby
IÔÇÖm a vagabond king with a stolen crown
IÔÇÖm a jailhouse poet, a genius, a fool
IÔÇÖm the pimp whoÔÇÖs lost his cool yeah baby
IÔÇÖve got first class taste in a second class town
Chorus:
Yeah, yeah, yeah Im chasing nickels and dimes
While the rest of the world passes me by
Nah, nah, nah Im just wasting my time
IÔÇÖm just sitting here and wondering why yea
IÔÇÖm a loaded gun pointed at the mirror
A drugstore cowboy whose end is near yeah baby
IÔÇÖm a big time schemer with broken down dreams
IÔÇÖm a derelict rebel without a cause
I ainÔÇÖt the cat with the sharpest claws no baby
Cause sometimes life just ainÔÇÖt what it seems
Chorus:
Yeah, yeah, yeah Im chasing nickels and dimes
While the rest of the world passes me by
Nah, nah, nah Im just wasting my time
IÔÇÖm just sitting here and wondering why
IÔÇÖm just sitting here and wondering why
And just like you IÔÇÖm wondering why
