I feel so good, come payday
I think of all the things
I'm gonna buy my girl
When I pick up my weekly pay
Hey, don't you know?
Then they hand me that little brown envelope
I peep inside and, Lord, I lose all hope
Cause from that total wages earned down
to that net amount that's due
I feel a painful sense of loss
between the two
Aftertax, there goes that
bracelet for her arm
Aftertax, there goes that
new fence for my farm
After tax, there goes a
brand new Zodiac
After tax, there goes the
shirt right off my back
You can dream of T -bone
steaks and champagne too
You can dream and that's
about all that you can do
Cause by the time your good old
government get through
You can buy a honey pair of hoes,
a little pounder for a tiny nose
And take a down at Sloppy Joe's
for beer and stew
Them are the facts, after tax, after tax
If you can dream about
vacations in the sun
You can dream and maybe
have a little fun
But by the time your good old
government gets done
You've got just enough forecasts
to see them pretty slivers pass
And if you get back home first class,
I'll say you've won
After tax, there goes that
bracelet for her arm
After tax, there goes that new
fence for my farm
Aftertax, it was a brand new Zodiac,
Aftertax, taking the shirt
right off the back,
Aftertax, look at this thing
turn off that radio,
After tax, to Mallorca we can go.