Lyrics and Melody by Steve Bryant

Well I’m On my way to an interview
I need this Job I’m overdue
My Lucks gotta change I need to pay the rent
Well I brushed my teeth and Combed my hair
Found out the Jobs no longer there
And here I was with my money already spent
Well I’m a day late and a dollar short
Before too long I’ll end up in court
A day late and a dollar short

Here I was on my way
I was trying to set things right
then I find out to my dismay
I aint gonna eat tonight

I was on my way to this interview
I needed this job I’m overdue
But I’m a day late and a dollar short

I’m gonna end up on the road
with my clothes in a garbage bag
Maybe I’ll rob me a liquor store
or I’ll end up on a slab

I needed this job just to pay the rent
My lucks all bad theres nothing heaven sent
I’m a day late and a dollar short

My lucks gotta change I need to pay the rent
But my lucks run dry I dont have one red cent
and I’m a day late and a dollar short

Here I was on my way
I was trying to set things right
then I find out to my dismay
I aint gonna eat tonight

I was On my way to this interview
I needed this Job I’m overdue
but I’m a day late and a dollar short