One By One - Gutterball

Well, the Knicks lost big to Cleveland

At the Garden Friday night

So I wandered down Eight Avenue

To get a little tight

Got into a little scuffle all because of Willis Reed

Now there’s one more bar in New York

I can’t get me what I need

One by one, the doors are closing

One by one, they’re shutting down

One by one, the word is spreading

One by one, all over town

One by one, my many options

One by one, they’re falling down

Dropping off like flies

One by one

Well, I had a job last summer writing copy for the Post

The hours were a bummer

The pay was worse than most

Missed a couple deadlines and I got the bum’s rush

Another golden opportunity turned to mush

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Well, I spent my last ten dollars on a longshot at the track

Hit on the exacta, I got 700 back

Now my rent is paid, I’ve got some groceries and some wine

One by one, it all is working out

Everything is fine