Getting By A Quarter At A Time Lyrics - Chris Ledoux

She's not a kid anymore she can hide her age in these dim lights 

Waitin' tables in this bar ain't what she's lookin' for 

The short years fly by but oh the long long nights 

A bar tends to make a woman hard 

Read a story in the lines beneath her eyes 

As tips hit the table they jingle and they jangle 

Get her by a quarter at a time 

She's getting by a quarter at a time a diamond in the rough has lost her shine 

Slingin' drinks at least will pay the rent again get her by a quarter at a time 

Another man stands up to leave she's always been left behind 

The change she's waitin' for keeps walkin' out the door 

But her quarters are sliver lined she's danced to everybody's tune 

But gettin' stepped on don't make her cry 

But after work the jukebox brings a little tear drop 

The memories cost a quarter at a time 

She's getting by a quarter...