Lyrics

CAN’T AFFORD NOT TO

Once on my own in another country
I found myself down and out of money
Well this man was not rich, and he wasn’t that young
He barely had any but he gave me some
Inside, how I tried to understand why

He said, I’ve always believed
That these gifts we receive
Ride around on a wheel to and from you and me
Times that I’ve gone without something I didn’t need
Fly right by like the leaves on the breeze

And you may not be my friend
And you may not even know me
But we’ll break even in the end
That’s the deal so you don’t owe me
When you can’t buy a break here I’ve got to
Help you out see I can’t afford not to

Later on the way home from vacation
I met a man who’d been sleeping in the station
Well, he shot me a smile
And he held out his thumb
Every day’s another journey that has just begun
It’s alright, climb inside
We can both ride

I said, I’ve always believed
That these gifts we receive
Ride around on a wheel to and from you and me
Times that I’ve gone without something I didn’t need
Fly right by like the leaves on the breeze
And you may not be my friend
And you may not even know me
But we’ll break even in the end
That’s the deal so you don’t owe me
When you can’t buy a break here I’ve got to
Help you out see I can’t afford not to
I’ve got to help you out ‘cause I can’t afford not to

Can’t afford not to, baby
I’m gonna do it for you
You’re gonna do for me too
You, you and you are gonna do that too
We’re gonna doo dang doo
We’re gonna pitch that wang dang doodle all night long