Lyrics Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Old Five and Dimers Like Me

I've spent a lifetime makin' up my mind to be

More than the measure of what I thought others could see

Good luck and fast bucks are too far and too few between

Cadillac buyers and old five and dimers like me

She stood beside me letting me know she would be

Something to lean on when everything ran out on me

Well-fenced yards ain't old cars, and I guess not never will be

The reason for rhymers and old five and dimers like me

It's takin' me so long now that I know I believe

All that I do will say is all I ever will be

Too much ain't enough for old five and dimers like me

Too far, too high, and too deep ain't too much to see

And old five and dimers is all I intended to be