i should know to leave them home they follow me through the store with these toys i can t afford kids take them back you know better than that dolls that talk astronauts t v games airplanes they don t understand and how can i explain i try and try but i can t save pennies nickels dollars slip away i ve tried and tried but i can t save my youngest girl has bad fever sure all night with alcohol to cool and rub her down ruby i m tired try and get some sleep i m adding doctor s fees to remedies with the cost of three day s work lost i try and try but i can t save pennies nickels dollars slip away i ve tried and tried but i can t save the hole in my pocketbook is growing there s a new wind blowing they say it s gonna be a cold cold one so brace yourselves my darlings it won t bring anything much our way but more dust bowl days i played a card in this week s game took the first and the last letters in three of their names this lottery s been building up for weeks i could be lucky me with the five million prize tears of disbelief spilling out of my eyes  