
Not a Dollar Short
[Verse 1: Thunder-chested gospel-chord male lead, thunder-chested, strong and slow] March came in with a notice on the door Thirty days to go and I couldn't pay no more Mister Hale with the keys and the cold handshake Said nothing personal, son, it's what the numbers take So I sleep in the car behind the grocery store Blanket on the seat and my boots for a mat Wash in the sink at the gas station hall Still got my name and that's about all [Pre-Chorus: Thunder-chested gospel-chord male lead, climbing] Rain on the gutter, something brown and thick Leather in the water, picked it up quick [Chorus: Thunder-chested gospel-chord male lead, full chest, belted] Not a dollar short, and not a dollar gone Every bill you dropped, I'm carrying it on I got nothing in my pocket but my name Not a dollar short and I'm walking in the same [Verse 2: Thunder-chested gospel-chord male lead, thunder-chested, wrestling] Ten thousand dollars in a rubber band More money than I ever held in one hand Flipped to the license and I knew that face Mister Hale, the man who took my place Devil on the dash said first and last month's rent Deposit and a bed and the rest gets spent Sat in that car till the sun went down Then I turned the key on a quarter tank to town [Chorus: Thunder-chested gospel-chord male lead, full chest, belted] Not a dollar short, and not a dollar gone Every bill you dropped, I'm carrying it on I got nothing in my pocket but my name Not a dollar short and I'm walking in the same [Bridge: Thunder-chested gospel-chord male lead with choir, choir answers him, the choir enters for the first time and answers every line] Laid it on his desk Every dollar Watched him count it slow Every dollar Hands started shaking Every dollar Looked at me and knew me Every dollar [Verse 3: Thunder-chested gospel-chord male lead, thunder-chested, lifting] He reached in the stack for a hundred or two I said keep it, sir, there's one thing you can do You called me tenant, you called me late You called me number six on the eviction slate My name is Daniel, say it right Then he said it twice and he cried that night [Final Chorus: Thunder-chested gospel-chord male lead with choir, full chest, belted, choir answering] Not a dollar short, and not a dollar gone Every bill you dropped, I'm carrying it on I got nothing in my pocket but my name Not a dollar short and I'm walking in the same [Outro: Thunder-chested gospel-chord male lead, organ rings out and fades] Every dollar My name is Daniel [End]

