go to a cash machine to get a ticket home a message on the screen says don t make plans you re broke no no this can t be right i know that times is tight i ve only just been paid three weeks five days till i m seen right no i scratch a living it ain t easy you know it s a drag i m always paying never make it but you can t look back i wonder if i ll ever get to where i want to be better believe it i m working for a cash machine i try to phone a friend my credit s in the red i try to skip the fare ticket inspector s there no no this can t be right i live an honest life it seems like sometimes you don t cross the line you don t get by no i scratch a living it ain t easy you know it s a drag i m always paying never make it but you can t look back i wonder if i ll ever get to where i want to be better believe it yeah what am i gonna do my girlfriend s test turned blue we tried to play it safe that night we could not wait no no this can t be right she said it would be alright i can t afford to be a daddy so i leave tonight no  i scratch a living it ain t easy you know it s a drag i m always paying never make it but you can t look back i wonder if i ll ever get to where i want to be better believe it i m working for a cash machine cash machine cash machine cash machine there s a hole in my pocket my pocket my pocket there s a hole in my pocket my pocket my pocket there s a hole in my pocket my pocket my pocket there s a hole in my pocket yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah