Night by Night - Joe Jackson

It’s a beggar’s life, said the Queen of Spain

But don’t tell it to a poor man

'Cause he’s got to kill for every thrill

The best he can

Said everywhere around me I see jealousy and mayhem

Because no men have

Their peace of mind to carry them

I ain’t got the heart

To lose another’s fight

So until my ship comes in

I’ll live night by night

The joker tried to tell me I could cut it in this rube town

When he tried to hang that sign on me

I said take it down

When the dawn patrol, got to tell you twice

They don’t do it with a shotgun

Said, I’m cashing in this ten-cent life

For another one

I don’t really care

If it’s wrong or if it’s right

But until my ship comes in

I’ll live night by night

Well, I don’t really care

If it’s wrong or if it’s right

But until my ship comes in

I’ll live night by night

Night by night