The Kinks - Low Budget Lyrics

Cheap is small and not too steep
But best of all cheap is cheap
Circumstance has forced my hands
To be a cut price person in a low budget land
Times are hard but we'll all survive
I just got to learn to economize

I'm on a low budget
I'm on a low budget
I'm not cheap, you understand
I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land

Excuse my shoes they don't quite fit
They're a special offer and they hurt me a bit
Even my trousers are giving me pain
They were reduced in a sale so I shouldn't complain
They squeeze me so tight so I can't take no more
They're size 28 but I take 34

I'm on a low budget
(What did you say?)
I'm on a low budget
(I thought you said that)
I'm on a low budget
I'm a cut price person in a low budget land

I'm shopping at Woolworth a low discount stores
I'm dropping my standards so that I can buy more
Low budget sure keeps me on my toes
I count every penny and I watch where it goes
We're all on our uppers we're all going skint
I used to suck cigars but now I suck polo mints

I'm on a low budget
(What did you say?)
Yea I'm on a low budget
(I thought you said that)
I'm on a low budget
I'm a cut price person in a low budget land

Low budget
Low budget
Low budget

Art takes time, time is money
Money's scarce and that ain't funny
Millionaires are things of the past
We're in a low budget film where nothing can last
Money's rare there's none to be found
So don't think I'm tight if I don't buy around

I'm on a low budget
(What did you say?)
Yes, I'm on a low budget
(I thought you said that)
I'm on a low budget
I'm a cut price person in a low budget land

I'm on a low budget
(Say it again)
Low budget
(One more time)
Low budget