Piggy Bank Lyrics

Magic words dwindle with use

Sorry, please, thank you

My broken record of apologies

is starting to sound elementary

What do I say to loved ones and strangers?

Suffering from me and my dangers

Gratitude can take a toll

when paid a service I don’t want to owe

I am a piggy bank filled with thanks

but the rattles I hear echo with fear

I’ll never repay the times I’ve been saved

Smash me open so I can be broken

and finally free

‘Til then I’m a piggy bank filled with thanks

Smiling on a dusty shelf

being somebody else

Everyone wants to stop me from shaking

Shake me and hear your change I am taking

Shouldn’t I be a tip jar by now?

I want to earn it, I want to deserve it

Once you act as my savior

I go on my best behavior

and feel like an extended favor

The balance is skewed

What you did for me

I wish only I could do for you

With no one to blame

It all turns to shame

The sorries add up to a layer of guilt

I try and make up for the stress that I built

with smiles and charm and magic words

Please, sorry, thank you

I am a piggy bank filled with thanks

but the rattles I hear echo with fear

I’ll never repay the times I’ve been saved

Smash me open so I can be broken

and finally free

‘Til then I’m a piggy bank filled thanks

Smiling on a dusty shelf

being somebody else

Once I am shattered

I’ll show you I’m battered

in more ways than one

It’ll be fun