Ain’t No Bread In The Breadbox (Live at Oakland Coliseum Arena, October 31, 1992)

[Chorus]
Well, 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
Been here for far too long
Open up your eyes, little darling
It's time to move along

[Verse 1]
Late in Decеmber on a cold winter day
I'd just finished bringing wood into thе kitchen
When I heard my 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]
'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
Been here for far too long
Open up your eyes, little darling
It's time to move along

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Living way down in the middle of the city in a beat-up two-room flat
Trying to make a good life for my child and my wife
With the world upon my back
I said, "Sweet thing, you better hold me tight
Things ain't like they used to be
Times are hard for you and me
Come on, baby, 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
Been here for far too long
Open up your eyes, little darling
It's time to move along

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
Well, 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
Been here for far too long
Open up your eyes, little darling
It's time to move along