Well I'm swimmin' in debtnAnd the money's all gonenI ain't got nothin' I can call my ownnWork my fingers to the blood and bonenFor a big disappointment when my paycheck comesnIf I only had a little I could do just finenI could put a down payment on some peace of mindnBut I'm hangin' at the end of a credit linenLord I'm just livin' on borrowed timennMy truck's financed through the union banknBut I don't have enough to even fill the tanknI'd take you for a drive, girl, but I just can'tn'Cause the damned old motor won't even cranknOur trailer's plenty big if we lived outsidenBut I can't swing the payments on a double widenYou better hold a place in that welfare linen'Cause I'm just livin' on borrowed timennWell if it comes real cheap but it don't come freenThen it stays off limits to a guy like menThey say it brings trouble having money to burnnI reckon that's a lesson I won't have to learnnnWell if it comes real cheap but it don't come freenThen it stays off limits to a guy like menThey say it brings trouble having money to burnnI reckon that's a lesson I won't have to learnnnYeah I bought my wife a little diamond ringnHer mom said, Hun, can't even see that thingnIt'll be paid off when I'm sixty-fivenIf I'm lucky enough to still be alivenEven if I was to up and pass awaynMy family doesn't have enough to dig my gravenNo tombstone just an old wood signnSayin' 'He was just livni' on borrowed timenI'm out there swingin' from a credit linenLord I'm just livin' on borrowed timenLord I'm just livin' on borrowed time