One Penny
Julian Moon Lyrics

Walking to work at 5 am
I have to walk to work because someone stole my car and it's early in the morning.

Cause some bastard stole my car
I can't afford to buy a new car, so I have to walk as someone stole mine.

Moved to L.A. to live the dream
I came to L.A to pursue my dreams and achieve my goals.

But minimum wage is all I got so far
I'm working a minimum wage job because it's all that's available to me at the moment.

Twelve hours later walking home in the rain
After working for twelve hours, I have to walk home in the rain because someone still hasn't returned my car.

I'm so tired, I could cry
I'm extremely exhausted and overworked that I could burst into tears.

But after my shift, I got an hour in the studio
After working for twelve hours, I finally got some time in the studio to work on music.

I wrote an awesome song and that's why...
I got inspiration and wrote a great song after my studio session.

I'm gonna celebrate my day with top ramen tonight, oh yeah
I am going to have top ramen to celebrate my successful studio session and feel happy about it.

My future's lookin' so damn bright
I am optimistic about my future prospects.

I'm super duper fancy, got my wine in a box, oh yeah
Although I don't have much money, I am celebrating my achievements with what I have - wine in a box.

I know my life fuckin' rocks, it fuckin' rocks
I am content with my current situation and feel like things are going well for me.

Can't believe I worked this hard to be this poor
I can't believe that even after working so hard, I am still struggling to make ends meet.

I can hear my landlord knockin' at my door
My landlord is knocking at my door because I haven't paid my rent on time.

All I need is a hunderd thousand pennies mo-o-ore
I need a lot more money to improve my financial situation.

Work all day and dream all night
I work hard every day and dream of success every night.

I'm topping charts with my guitar
I am making great music and gaining success in the music industry.

Manager called me, said I got a gig
My manager told me that I have a new gig, which could bring me more exposure to a larger audience.

It doesn't pay but it's good PR
Even though the gig doesn't pay, it is still valuable because it is good publicity and exposure for me.

Five penny, six penny, seven penny, eight
More pennies to add to my collection to make money are needed.

It's the ninth time that my rent is late
My rent is extremely overdue and I haven't been able to pay it on time for the ninth time.

Nine penny, ten penny, and that's the last one
I only have a few more pennies left and can't afford to spend any more money.

Got 99 problems and I can't afford any of them
I have a lot of financial issues that I can't afford to fix at the moment.