She's into fancy dinners, I just hope that she puts out
She expects some wine and roses, but I don't have that kind of clout...
Pulled up in my blue Nova, wearing my best shirt and tie
Asked her if she liked McDonald's, then she slapped me and I know why:

She wanted a steak dinner and a bottle of champagne
But I can't spend that kind of scratch on a chance I might get laid,
My wallet can't take the strain!

I'm so down and out,
I'm livin' la vida broke-a!
Chicks want men with clout,
and I'm livin' la vida broke-a...
Rent is way too stout
and my lease is being revoked-a!
Credit card's maxxed out!
I'm livin' la vida broke-a! Livin' la vida broke-a!

I woke up in the back alley, got some grub from a garbage can
In deep thought, just like Jack Handey. Life has never sucked so bad...

I'm paying alimony checks and what's left don't go too far
The IRS is on my ass and I can't live out of my car,
It was repo-ed back in March!

I'm so down and out,
I'm livin' la vida broke-a!
Chicks want men with clout,
and I'm livin' la vida broke-a...
Pocket's inside out
Enough lint that it could choke ya!
There's no cash about
I'm livin' la vida broke-a! Livin' la vida broke-a!

They made me take my clothes off and did a body cavity search
Didn't hurt that old lady but I had to have her purse!
How could this get any worse?!?

I'm so down and out,
I'm livin' la vida broke-a!
Someone bail me out!
Livin' la vida broke-a...
I just won't put out
and ooops! I just dropped the soap-a!
What's this life about?
I'm livin' la vida broke-a! Livin' la vida broke-a!