[Verse 1] They paid the check on a Thursday night I paid the rent before I changed my mind A little left for the corner place Where the woman at the door remembers my face No big bottle, no private room Just enough for a ride and a song or two [Pre-Chorus] The numbers say I've got a little My feet say I've got plenty left [Chorus] I get paid in Friday In a good song on a crowded street In the look on my friend's face When they turn and make a space for me I get paid in Friday In a whole night feeling like myself Money keeps the lights on This is what the light is for [Verse 2] We trade the week across a little table One got good news, one is barely able We listen first, then somebody grins Says the DJ's playing that tune again We leave our coats and find the floor A little lighter than we were before [Pre-Chorus] The numbers say I've got a little My feet say I've got plenty left [Chorus] I get paid in Friday In a good song on a crowded street In the look on my friend's face When they turn and make a space for me I get paid in Friday In a whole night feeling like myself Money keeps the lights on This is what the light is for [Bridge - intimate solo vocal, piano and strings] I know joy can't pay a bill But I've got room to feel it still I won't make my whole life wait For the day that everything gets paid [Instrumental interlude - orchestra and rhythm section, no vocals] [Final Chorus] I get paid in Friday In a good song on a crowded street In the look on my friend's face When they turn and make a space for me I get paid in Friday In a whole night feeling like myself Money keeps the lights on This is what the light is for [Outro] This is what the light is for Leave a little room, I'm coming to the floor
