I saw him passin' by my place
A smile was passin' on his face
He looked up and said, "It's time for me to retire."
"A bundle of wealth, I did aquire."
So it's with joy I do say
He's just a paycheck away
From a brand new day
She passed me by in a minute or so
She couldn't stop to talk, she had somewhere to go
I found out later she was headin' for the bank
She lost her job and her savings was in the tank
So it's with a sigh I do say
She was a paycheck away
From her savings decay
I saw them pass as they headed for soup
Their clothes were ragged and their heads were all drooped
They lost everything in the last latest crash
Now they settled into the rich man's trash
So it's with sorrow I do say
They were a paycheck away
From this dismal display
