The hotels look like heaven
When you live in a hovel
All the money pours in
And the fat cats dig it with a shovel
I work at a tiki bar
I serve watered-down drinks
To a middle-aged man from Duluth
The whole thing stinks
It ain't so great
When you're not a tourist in a tourist town
It's a wretched fate
To be not a tourist in a tourist town
I get paid by the hour
And it's barely enough for me to get by
I can't play in the casinos
I gotta keep my eye on my money supply
I live just 'round the corner
Where the flashy lights come to an end
You don't want to go there
It's not a place that they recommend
My car is a clunker
Not like the fancy ones for which I valet
And when it breaks down
I ditch it hoping someone will just tow it away
I own one nice shirt
And one nice pair of pants
I go to work and take my place
With all the other worker ants
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