forty cents is not enough to catch the 31 home
but this was everything you had
this was all you had
twenty-five cents short of a warm ride home
and you're out here kicking pebbles
and making up the words

now you're walking home
yeah you're walking home

this is good though, you tell yourself so
you know consequences very well
you know the walk will do you well
the walk will get you home
maybe make you realize some things you should already know

so it's wonderful you came up short
there's forty cents you'll dispense somewhere else
meanwhile get in some sport
just walking home, just walking home