I know some old wives, they tell their tales.
They have no end and no beginning, they just uncoil:
Their words are common and often indiscreet:
They say them all together, just to
Make ends meet.

Chorus:
Day to day it goes, the world it shrinks and grows
And all we have to show is how we
Make ends meet.

Sometimes the danger and trouble walk the streets.
I cannot lift my head up, I can't move my feet:
My hands are shaking, I have no voice to speak.
I have to reach out for somebody just to
make ends meet.

The joy that passes all understanding
Passes my heart sometimes and makes a soft demanding
I must join the ring and make the circle whole and sweet,
And if the means aren't willing, still I've got to
Make ends meet.

You need the city, I need the green grass 'round.
You say I'm dreaming, I say your head is in the ground.
There is no one way for which we all must compete.
If we help each other at the start, we'll
make ends meet.

I know some young girls, they tell their tales.
They have no end and no beginning, they just uncoil:
Their words are common and often indiscreet:
They say them all together, just to
make ends meet.