Penthouse Pauper Lyrics

Now if I were a bricklayer, I wouldn't build just anything
And if I were a ballplayer, I wouldn't play no second string
And if I were some jewelry baby, Lord I'd have to be a diamond ring

Now if I were a secret, well Lord I never would be told
And if I were a jug of wine, Lord my flavor would be old
Well I could be 'most anything Lord, but it's got to be 24-karat solid gold

'Cause I'm a penthouse pauper, I ain't got nothing to my name
Lord I'm a penthouse pauper baby, I've got nothing to my name
Well I can be 'most anything darling when you got nothin' it's all the same

Now if I was a gambler, you know I'd never loose
And if I were a guitar player, Lord I'd have to play the blues
Now if I were a hatchet, my blade would be razor sharp
And if I were a politician, I could prove that money could talk, yeah

'Cause I'm a penthouse pauper, I ain't got nothing to my name
Lord I'm a penthouse pauper baby, I've got nothing to my name
Well I can be 'most anything darling when you got nothin' it's all the same

Molly Hatchet - Beatin' The Odds

Aug 1987

1. Beatin' The Odds
2. Double Talker
3. The Rambler
4. Sailor
5. Dead and Gone
6. Few And Far Between
7. Penthouse Pauper
8. Get Her Back
9. Poison Pen