The Zutons - Put A Little Aside lyrics

Five times a year, I'll return With a fake pay package that I didn't earn It's the benefits and little bits I make sure I've got I'm the one who works the oil rigs, but really I'm not I've got a wife and kid on the lower state And it all started when I won a bet with my mate He said, "You couldn't get her," I said, "I can" I kissed her at the bar and this affair began so Each time you make a little money Put a little aside for me So I can love you better When you come home to me You gotta Each time I make a little money I'll put a little aside for you So I can love you better When I come home to you Two years down the line, I've got it worked out I've got a shift in the summer and the winter left out My wife thinks I'm crazy because I work all the time But she doesn't even notice, or even realize But one day I must choose between my love and affair And I don't think I've got the guts I ain't got the nerve It's such a hard decision to make me choose one But what they don't know won't hurt them So I'll just carry on so Each time you make a little money Put a little aside for me So I can love you better When you come home to me You gotta Each time I make a little money I'll put a little aside for you So I can love you better When I come home to you I've got a wife and kid on the lower state And it all started when I won a bet with my mate He said, "You couldn't get her," I said, "I can" I kissed her at the bar and this affair began