Finally own a car that doesn't break down on the freeway
 A little vacation...ain't askin' very much
 I hate comin' home to this broken down apartment
 I wish I had a dime for every hole that's in the carpet
 No, I don't want it all...but I ain't got enough

 CHORUS:

 All I want is a life
 To drink from a glass from a well that ain't dry
 I'm sick of the crumb...I want a piece of that pie
 All I want is a life


 I don't mind the hours and the pain that comes from workin'
 But it's enough to kill me when I see my baby hurtin'
 Wanna give her that diamond...I never got to buy
 She keeps tellin' me that everything is gettin' better
 But one step up the rung and someone knocks me off the ladder
 Just wanna break even someday before I die

 (Repeat chorus