Poverty

We’re livin’ paycheck to paycheck to paycheck.
Ain’t got no money for groceries or rent.
Workin’ more hours than I can stand
Still ain’t enough to buy diapers or milk.

But I can’t fall down, I can’t go to sleep
Cuz my baby needs somethin’ to eat.
Can’t close my eyes, can’t say goodbye
Gotta give this another try.

I can’t find no comfort in other people’s things.
Don’t want nobody else’s handful of rings.
I wanna earn what I keep
Even if that means some nights I don’t eat.

Cuz I can’t fall down, can’t go to sleep,
Cuz my baby needs somethin’ to eat.
Can’t close my eyes, can’t say goodbye
Gotta give this another try.

Atleast I can still claim my morals at night.
Even when I fail atleast I tried.
I won’t give up. I won’t back down.
I’ll find a better job don’t ask me how.

Cuz I can’t fall down, can’t go to sleep,
Cuz my baby needs somethin’ to eat.
Can’t close my eyes, can’t say goodbye
Gotta give this another try.

Don’t nod your head.
Don’t pretend to understand.
Just go on home to your bed.
Wake up, go work for the man.

Cuz I can’t fall down, can’t go to sleep,
Cuz my baby needs somethin’ to eat.
Can’t close my eyes, can’t say goodbye
Gotta give this another try.

Go stand in line holdin’ your sign.
It’s easy enough
You don’t have to sacrifice
Go on an’ pretend to be charitable and nice.

But here’s the thing
Ya just can’t get
There’s rich with stocks
And then there’s poor with debt.

We can’t give up. We never sleep.
All these cryin’ babies need somethin’ to eat.
Never close our eyes. We don’t say goodbye.
No matter how hopeless we still have to try.

You can close your eyes
But you can’t make this go away
There’s more and more starving
Each and every day.