there ain t no bread in the bread box cause we ain t got no dough and it s seems like we ain t got enough time to go foolin around no more i ve been working so hard for oh so long what ve you got to show open up your eyes little darling let s pack up your things and go open up your eyes little darling don t want to live here no more open up your eyes little darling been here for far too long open up your eyes little darling it s time to move along it was late into december on a cold winter day i d just finished bringing wood into the kitchen when i heard my amanda say she said elijah you better look around things ain t like they used to be times getting hard for you and me come on daddy it s time to shake things down there ain t no bread in the bread box cause we ain t got no dough and it s seems like we ain t got enough time to go foolin around no more i ve been working so hard for oh so long what ve you got to show open up your eyes little darling let s pack up your things and go open up your eyes little darling don t want to live here no more open up your eyes little darling been here for far too long open up your eyes little darling it s time to move along later head down in the middle of the city and i went up to her flat trying to make it through life with my child and my wife and the world upon my back i said sweet thing you better hold me tight things ain t like they used to be times are hard for you and me come on baby it s time to make things right there ain t no bread in the bread box cause we ain t got no dough and it s seems like we ain t got enough time to go foolin around no more i ve been working so hard for oh so long what ve you got to show open up your eyes little darling let s pack up your things and go open up your eyes little darling don t want to live here no more open up your eyes little darling been here for far too long open up your eyes little darling it s time to move along