PAYING TIME - Jay Ferguson

I was down on my knees in a cheap hotel

Trying to decide on a heaven or a hell

There’s a gun on the table with a bottle of gin

Tell me, little lady, where do we begin?

I want to know

Well, I could have looked left and I should have turned right

But everything about him said he wasn’t gonna fight

It’s hard to disagree with your head against the wall

The bigger they come, well, the harder you fall

It’s paying time again

You’re running for cover, when does it end?

It’s paying time again

And I don’t believe I’ll be staying, oh no

Good times, bad times, this looks like the worst

I never wanted trouble but I think I got the curse

I’m just another Johnny out looking for a thrill

They said «hope you like the show, we’re bringing you the bill»

It’s paying time again

You’re running for cover, when does it end?

It’s paying time again

And I don’t believe I’ll be staying

Whoo hoo

Whoo hoo

Paying time

Whoo hoo

Whoo hoo

It’s paying time

I was down on my knees in a cheap hotel

Lost it all again

Someone tell me please, is this heaven, is this hell?

I think I’m getting near the end

And time is running out, out, out, out, out

On a downtown street, any Saturday night

You’re taking your chances if you don’t walk right

The action’s all over and you’re ready to leave

Someone taps you on your shoulder, says «Come this way, please»

It’s paying time again

You’re running for cover, when does it end?

It’s paying time again

And I don’t believe I’ll be staying

Whoo hoo

Whoo hoo

Paying time

Whoo hoo

Whoo hoo

It’s paying time