Busted — текст песни (Harlan Howard)

The bills are all due and the babies need shoes but I`m busted
Cotton is down to a quarter a pound but I`m busted
Got a cow that`s gone dry and a hen that won`t lay
A big stack of bills that gets bigger each day
The county`s gonna haul my belongings away I`m busted
I called brother Bill and I asked for a loan I was busted
Lord I hate to beg like a dog for a bone but I`m busted
But Bill said there ain`t a thing I can do
My wife and the kids they`re all down with the flu
And I was just thinking of callin` on you I`m busted
[ guitar ]
Now Lord I`m no thief but a man can go wrong when he`s busted
The food that we canned last summer is gone and we`re busted
The fields are all bare and the cotton won`t grow
Me and my family`s gotta pack up and go
Where I`ll make a living the Lord only knows I`m busted