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Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Workin’€™ It Out

Well I’ve been spendin’ my life lookin’ for a shoulder
To rest my head when the nights get colder
But the days are gettin’ longer and I’m gettin’ older
Been long time workin’ it out
I been a long time workin’ it out I been a long time workin’ it out
I been a long time workin’ it out I been a long time workin’ it out
 
Now I got a little woman to scrub my floor
Right down the road I got me two or three more
And you know none of them knows about the one next door
I been a long time workin’ it out
I been a long time workin’ it out...
 
Well it was late one night when I stole a little money
I bought a couple of things and then gave them to my honey
And the judge said boy if you this that’s funny
You got a long time workin’ it out
I got a long time workin’ it out...
[ guitar ]
Yeah well I look all around me and what do I see
The whole wide world got trouble like me
Between the taxes the missus and the deep blue sea
You’ll be a long time workin’ it out
We’ll be a long time workin’ it out...

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