5 & a 10er

All I got is a 5 & a 10er
& that’s not enough for the occasional sinner
To go to town to find
A girl who’ll give him the time

All I got is a 5 & a 10er
& that’s not enough to buy me dinner
If I want to be healthy
and buy the organic kind

All I got is a 5 & a 10er
& I’m not even a beginner
I’m old enough to be a senator
Writing laws instead of rhymes

WHAT’S MORE…

I could use a 50 & a 100er
To find something a lil’ prettier
Than the cardboard box I use
as a table…bedside

UH-HUH X3

All I got is a 5 & a 10er
& that’s not enough to get a new pedal
On my broken bike
I can’t even get around

All I got is a 5 & a 10er
& I’m gonna wait until the end of winter
So when the birds fly back
I’ll get a 6-pack and be unbound

All I got is a 5 & a 10er
But I used to only have a 1 & a 5er
And the song I wrote then
didn’t have such a positive end

BUT STILL…

I could use a 50 & a 100er
To find something a tad bit realer
Than the fake girlfriend that resides
In my… 5 & 10er mind

UH HUH X3

I could use a 50 & a 100er
But I guess I'll have to fool her
All I really need is some
Cool box drapery… chicanery

UH HUH X3


I am a graduate student living in San Francisco. I have no choice but to ration my expenses with care. When I thought of this song, I actually did have a 5 and a 10er in my wallet, & I was thinking how it would be nice if I had more. Also, every detail in this song is (or was) true.

Incidentally, the melody I use in the verses sounds very similar to "Plastic Jesus".