[Verse 1]
Between now and quitting time
Between then and 6 a.m.​
Catch me climbing out of a deep, deep pit
Hanging on by a thread
That could be cut in an instant
Folks come around and lower buckets

[Chorus]
What can a poor kid do to keep busy?
Because I still need to love this little world
I didn't realize I was hanging out with Mr. Chill
You be real with me and I'll be real with you

[Verse 2]
I've been picking up heavy things
And putting them down
Relying on the kindness of strangers
Heading out to the bountiful fields
And coming back empty-handed
Back at my place, you'll find a room full of buckets

[Chorus]
What can a poor kid do to keep busy?
Because I still need to love this little world

[Outro]
I can tell you're stuck
I can't tell anyonе else
'Cause you don't thrеaten to help
I can tell you're stuck
I can't tell anyone else
'Cause you don't threaten to help