Empty Wallet Blues

[male

vocals] (

Murky,

pitched-down

voice

echoing)

Yeah,

keep

it

smooth.

Just

me

and

you.

Or

so

I

thought.

Check

the

meter.

I

Hubert

gave

you

love,

I

Hubert

gave

you

my

time

Whenever

you

were

down,

I

lifted

you

every

time

I

hubert

laid

down

the

cash,

said

you’

re

forever

mine

But

turns

out

for

you,

love

was

just

a

business

line

I

saw

the

way

you

looked,

I

saw

the

games

you

played

I

kept

on

building

foundations

that

you

betrayed

I

was

your

anchor

in

the

middle

of

the

tide

Didn't

know

you

had

a

hidden

motive

deep

inside

It

was

all

a

transaction,

not

a

real

connection

Looking

for

the

paper,

looking

for

the

protection

I

gave

you

my

heart,

you

took

it

for

the

gain

Now

I’

m

standing

here

in

the

pouring

Phonk

rain

Yeah,

you

only

wanted

what

was

in

my

pocket

Left

me

in

the

dark

like

a

burned-out

rocket

Whenever

you

needed

something,

I

was

always

there

Through

all

the

troubles,

yeah,

I

was

the

one

to

care

I

carried

all

the

pressure,

said

I’

d

learn

to

bear

Turns

out

you

loved

the

wallet,

not

the

man

sitting

there

I

sent

the

pesa,

said

take

whatever

you

need

I

covered

all

the

bills,

yeah,

I

planted

every

seed

I

made

the

sacrifices

just

for

your

sake

Waiting

for

the

day

my

pocket

started

to

break

It

was

all

a

transaction,

not

a

real

connection

Looking

for

the

paper,

looking

for

the

protection

I

gave

you

my

heart,

you

took

it

for

the

gain

Now

I’

m

standing

here

in

the

pouring

Phonk

rain

Yeah,

you

only

wanted

what

was

in

my

pocket

Left

me

in

the

dark

like

a

burned-out

rocket

Then

life

started

changing,

I

hit

a

little

wall

I

told

you,

baby,

give

me

time,

but

you

let

me

fall

The

calls

got

quiet,

the

silence

got

deep

Watching

all

the

promises

you

couldn't

keep

You

choked

on

the

truth

when

the

money

ran

dry

Not

even

a

word,

not

even

a

goodbye

It

was

all

a

transaction,

not

a

real

connection

Looking

for

the

paper,

looking

for

the

protection

I

gave

you

my

heart,

you

took

it

for

the

gain

Now

I’

m

standing

here

in

the

pouring

Phonk

rain

Yeah,

you

only

wanted

what

was

in

my

pocket

Left

me

in

the

dark

like

a

burned-out

rocket

Yeah,

pocket

is

empty

now.

And

you’

re

gone.

Just

another

lesson

in

the

rhythm.

Deep

bass,

cold

truth.

Fade

away. (

Distorted

cowbell

fades)