I Can't Have Nothing Nice

Four by four Chevrolet
Chick magnet all the way
I kept it Armor All'd, and waxed, and shined, and buffed
Got a good friend down at the Goodyear
We get together, talk tires and drink beer
He give me a good deal on some good wheels for my new truck
Well, I was trying 'em out when some adolescent in a Trans Am
Ran a red light, and all I heard was, "Bam", damn

I can't have nothin' nice
Worked hard all my life
Every time I get a piece of the pie
If somebody don't snatch it or take 'em a bite
It slides right off the plate into the beans and rice
I can't have nothin' nice
No, I can't have nothin' nice
For example

I saved up and bought me a place
A fixer up out on the lake
I gave it tender love and care, and elbow grease
I met a girl down at the marina
We talked bait and drank margaritas
She gave me a lip lock out on the boat dock
And she hooked me
Before too long, we were humming along to wedding bells
Then she kicked me out and put my house up for sale, well, hell

I can't have nothin' nice
Worked hard all my life
Every time I get a piece of the pie
If somebody don't snatch it or take 'em a bite
It slides right off the plate into the beans and rice
I can't have nothin' nice
No, I can't have nothin' nice

Aw, that's nice

I got a brand new Chevy in the junkyard
A memory of a house and a broken heart
And I sure hope my dreams don't come true twice

I can't have nothin' nice
Worked hard all my life
Every time I get a piece of the pie
If somebody don't snatch it or take 'em a bite
It slides right off the plate into the beans and rice
I can't have nothin' nice
No, I can't have nothin' nice

I can't have nothin' nice, no, I can't
Worked hard all my life
I worked hard all my life
I can't have nothin' nice, that's right