Go to a cash machine To get a ticket home Message on the screen Says don't make plans, you're broke No, no this can't be right I know that time is tight I've only just been paid Three weeks five days, til 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 the 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 the 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