Lyrics:

It's such a wonderful feelin'
Leavin' work on Friday night
I'd given the boss man a good week's work
And I'm clutchin' my paycheck tight
I stop at the 7-Eleven
To get a six-pack to go
But a 40-ounce is now all I can afford
'Cause by bank account's gettin' so low

I used to love to go to the races
Yeah, I love to go to the track
I love to bet on that roulette wheel
And I always put my money on black
But now when I pull into the driveway
My wife's standin' there waitin' on me
As I'm comin' in, she's on her way out
And that's the last of my paycheck I see

Just let me hold my paycheck
And set awhile before you go
Let me sit here and fantasize
Of all the things I now forego
I used to have foldin' money
Played the ponies and in general had a ball
Just let me hold my paycheck
Before you cash it on the way to the mall

My old days of wheelin' and dealin'
Are gone, I'm the first to admit
I've had to adapt to a new lifestyle
That's entirely for her benefit
I work for a boss man all week long
And another boss every night
He oughta send the paycheck straight to her
That's my quandary, my trouble, my plight

Just let me hold my paycheck
And set awhile before you go
Let me sit here and fantasize
Of all the things I now forego
I used to have foldin' money
Played the ponies and in general had a ball
Just let me hold my paycheck
Before you cash it on the way to the mall

Someday I'm gonna keep on drivin'
And I'll smile as I'm passin' by
It'll be funny to see her face
As I give a little nod and say, 'Hi'
But she'll know just where that I'm goin'
To the track like all the times before
Around the third race she'll grab my ear
And drag me out the door

Just let me hold my paycheck
And set awhile before you go
Let me sit here and fantasize
Of all the things I now forego
I used to have foldin' money
Played the ponies and in general had a ball
Just let me hold my paycheck
Before you cash it on the way to the mall
Before you cash it on the way to the mall
Before you cash it on the way to the mall