Bout Out
by 
Bob Margolin 
recording of 1997 
from 
Up & In (Alligator 4851) 
The date on my last penny 
Is the last year I got any 
And I sure didn't get that many 
I'm just about out 
Nine cents on your dime 
Nine heart aches since my last good time 
Nine minutes before I turn to crime 
I'm just about out 
I know you might laugh when you hear this 
And I don't want sympathy 
But my heart and my pockets are empty 
And that out about says it for me 
I spent one cent less than I had 
I'm so lonely I might go mad 
How the hell did it get this bad 
I'm just about out 
I know you might laugh when you hear this 
And I don't want sympathy 
But my heart and my pockets are empty 
And that out about says it for me 
I ain't counting my penny wrong 
I ain't had no love in so long 
My life is one sad blues song 
I'm just about out