They did not always get presents at Christmas and if they did their Christmas wish lists were longer then what they received (from Saint Nicholas aka Santa Claus).
Joey also alters his pronunciation of certain words in the verse. In this case “lay checks” can also be read/heard as “lay chicks.” Lay checks relates to the previous line where he is leaving his mother’s protection and holding his own financially whereas “lay chicks” relates to the rest of the bar where he “bust[s] in a latex.”
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