"Life On The Nickel" lyrics

"Life On The Nickel"

Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
But I can't seem to catch a dime
Take a little hit and I lose the time

I took the man and his horse and ran before he looked up
I said the light's gonna change but I'm calm and feeling warm
Now I'm sticking out my hands
And feeling weightless again
You got to push, got to shove
Got to eat before they eat me
Got the crown and the cup
Got to write to my family
And say, "I'm calm and feeling warm"
I'm not quite there, but I'm close
And it's a world of a difference

Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
But I can't seem to catch a dime
Take a little hit and I lose the time

Got the worst all behind me
Yeah, they'll never be able to find me
I'm the king of the city
I'm a roach and they're all primates
This is meal time, real life
I'm not gonna fight
No, I'm gonna start a war
I've been right, I've been wrong
My smokes have come and gone
I've been crazy, been fed enough to not wind up dead
And I'm lonely, my eyes have been closed to the world
'Cause the world's got nothing for me

Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
But I can't seem to catch a dime
Take a little hit and I lose the time
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
But I can't seem to catch a dime
Take a little hit and I lose the time

Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling
Yet again, I'm hustling, hustling, hustling


Thanks to emily for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to Jesse Alvarado, adri for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Mark Foster, Paul Epworth
album: "Torches" (2011)
Foster The People - Torches album cover
Broken Jaw
(Bonus Track)
Love
(Best Buy Bonus Track)
Ruby
(Reissue Bonus Track)
Downtown
(Reissue Bonus Track)
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