Ain’t No Bread In The Breadbox (Live at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, November 11, 1993) lyrics

[Chorus]
There ain't no bread in the breadbox 'cause we ain't got no dough
And it seems like we ain't got enough time to go foolin' around no more
I've been working so hard for oh-so long, what've you got to show?
Open up your eyes, little darling, let's pack up your things and go
Open up your eyes, little darling, don't wanna live here no more
Open up your eyes, little darling, I've been here for far too long
Open up your eyes, little darling, it's time to move along

[Verse 1]
Late in Decеmber, one a cold cloudy day
I'm just bringing in the wood into thе kitchen when I heard Amanda say
She said, "Elijah, you better look around
Things ain't like they used to be
Times getting hard for you and me
Come on, daddy, it's time to shake things down"

[Chorus]
Ain't no bread in the breadbox 'cause we ain't got no dough
And it seems like we ain't got enough time to go foolin' around no more
I've been working so hard for oh-so long, what've you got to show?
Open up your eyes, little darling, let's pack up your things and go
Open up your eyes, little darling, don't wanna live here no more
Open up your eyes, little darling, been here for far too long
Open up your eyes, little darling, it's time to move along
[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Way down in the life of the city in a new walk-up flat
Trying to make a good life for my child and my wife with the world upon my back
Said, "Sweet thing, you better hold me tight
Things ain't like they used to be
The times so hard for you and me
Come on, daddy, it's time to make things right"

[Chorus]
'Cause there ain't no bread in the breadbox 'cause we ain't got no dough
And it seems like we ain't got enough time to go foolin' around no more
I've been working so hard for oh-so long, what've you got to show?
Open up your eyes, little darling, let's pack up your things and go
Open up your eyes, little darling, don't wanna live here no more
Open up your eyes, little darling, I've been here for far too long
Open up your eyes, little darling, it's time to move along