I'll Get Ahead Someday

(album: The Cold Hard Facts Of Life - 1967)

I'll get ahead someday, I'll get ahead someday
If the sun comes up and my wife cuts down, I'll get ahead someday

Well, I get up early work hard all day listen to the troubles of my friends
But I don't realize till I get home what an awful shape I'm in
The car's wore out kids need shoes got a bill from doctor today
And the landlord said you'll get out tomorrow if you don't get me some pay

I'll get ahead someday, I'll get ahead someday
If the sun comes up and my wife cuts down, I'll get ahead someday

All I can hear there's a sale downtown I gotta have some money today
But there's things at home that's never been used you bought last bargain day
Well, I tell hurt we'll have to cut down here is what you said
What's mine is mine what's yours is mine that's how I got this mess

I'll get ahead someday, I'll get ahead someday
If the sun comes up and my wife cuts down, I'll get ahead someday
If the sun comes up and my wife cuts down, I'll get ahead someday