Lemon Drop

My muffler's tied on with a guitar stringI owe 7,000 dollars to a bank machineBefore this car is ever really mineAnd some fine day I'll drive her downtownGet a burger, fries and a royal crownThankin' God that I'll neverHave to pay another dimeMy life is like a lemon dropI'm suckin' on the bitter to get to the sweet partI know there are better days aheadI got dirty shirts and worn out jeansI owe two dozen quarters to a washin' machineBefore these clothes will ever really shineBut I got me a man, that just don't careIf his little darlin's got underwareI know someday I'm gonna be his wifeMy life is like a lemon dropI'm suckin' on the bitter to get to the sweet partI know there are better days aheadI got thrift store curtains in the windows of my homeI'm payin' for a house that the landlord ownsBought a TV on a credit cardIt'll take me ten years to pay if offBut some fine day I'll be drinkin' a beerIn a big backyard I own free and clearAll I know, there's better days aheadSo I play my hopes and play my dreamsJust like two coins in a slot machineSing "Glory, Hallelujah" if everything works out fineMy life is like a lemon dropI'm suckin' on the bitter to get to the sweet partI know there are better days aheadLord I know there are better days aheadThank God