I´m a Cadillac tramp at the end of his road
A swap meet rat who´s sittin´ on gold yeah baby
I´m a guitar gangster without a tune
I´m the baseball bat that´s waiting to swing
Your loan shark friend with the broken knees yeah baby
I´m a penthouse pauper with nothing to do

Yeah, yeah, yeah… I´m chasing nickels and dimes
The rest of the world passes me by
Nah, nah, nah… I´m just wasting my time
I´m just sitting here and wondering why

I´m the high rollin´ creep that´s in too deep
With the slicked back hair and the silver teeth yeah baby
I´m a vagabond king with a stolen crown
I´m a jailhouse poet, a genius, a fool
I´m the pimp who´s lost his cool yeah baby
I´m your first class taste in a second class town

Yeah, yeah, yeah… I´m chasing nickels and dimes
While the rest of the world passes me by
Nah, nah, nah… I´m just wasting my time
I´m just sitting here and wondering why yea

I´m a loaded gun pointed at the mirror
A drugstore cowboy whose end is near yeah baby
I´m a big time schemer with broken down dreams
I´m a derelict rebel without a cause
I ain´t the cat with the sharpest claws no baby
Cause sometimes life just ain´t what it seems

Yeah, yeah, yeah… I´m chasing nickels and dimes
While the rest of the world passes me by
Nah, nah, nah… I´m just wasting my time
I´m just sitting here and wondering why

I´m just sitting here and wondering why
And just like you I´m wondering why