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(Whistle intro)
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The other day I checked my bank account
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And I could swear it was the wrong amount
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And I didn't understand cause
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I been working hard
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For the life of me I didn't know where it went
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I hadn't even paid the rent
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Then the Mercedes pulled up in the yard
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Oh lord I should've seen it coming
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This time I'm in deep
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Now I'm heading to the poor house
Or heading to jail
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And if I end up there I ain't making bail
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And if it goes to court I sure don't have a case
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Cause I ran out of money some time ago
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But if you look at my wife you'd never know
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I'm afraid my baby's got champagne taste...
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On a beer budget
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(Musical Interlude)
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Well my throat dried up and my heart just sunk
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As she motioned me over and popped the trunk
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And I tried to ignore her absent-minded smile
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And boy, I was greeted by quite the crew,
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This Loius Vuitton and some Jimmy Choo
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And those were just the fellas that were sitting on top of the pile
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I said, "baby, there's a Wal-mart a block away and I don't think they sell these brands."
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Now I'm heading to the poor house
Or heading to jail
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And if I end up there I ain't making bail
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And if it goes to court I sure don't have a case
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Cause I ran out of money some time ago
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But if you look at my wife you'd never know
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I'm afraid my baby's got champagne taste...
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On a beer budget
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All the bills are in my name [All the bills are in his name]
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They're gonna haul my ass away [They're gonna haul his ass away]
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And I won't see her pretty face at all
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Cause the prison's nowhere near the mall...
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Now I'm heading to the poor house
Or heading to jail
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And if I end up there I ain't making bail
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And if it goes to court I sure don't have a case
[YEE-HAW]
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Cause I ran out of money some time ago
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But if you look at my wife you'd never know
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I'm afraid my baby's got champagne taste...
(Spoken)- On a beer budget
(Whistle solo to end)
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