My bills are all due, and the baby needs shoes, and I'm busted Clocking this down to a quarter of a pound, and I'm busted I got a cow that went dry, and a hen that won't lay A big stack of bills that gets bigger each day And the county's gonna haul my belongings away, cause I'm busted I went to my brother to ask for a loan, cause I was busted I hate to beg like a dog for a bone, but I'm busted My brother said there ain't a thing I can do My wife and my kids are all down with the flu And I was just thinking about calling on you, cause I'm busted I ain't no thief, but a man can go wrong when he's busted And the food that we can't last summer is gone, and I'm busted The fields are all bare, and the cotton won't grow Me and my family's gotta pack up and go Hell, I'll make a living, Lord, I just don't know, cause I'm busted I'm busted Ain't got no money Can't owe me a quarter Ain't got no money