Hungry little baby on a cold hard floor cryin for milk but there ain t no more
We can t get credit at the grocery store that s how it is when you re poor
Cry tears little baby for the future in store I got trouble for a child born poor
Slave all your life not knowin what for that s how it is when you re poor

There s not enough money to go to school
I can t afford the clothes to fit the social fools
Lord forgive me when I curse the rules but that s how it is when you re poor
Gotta work hard just the bills to be paid
Sixteen hours there s a livin to be made
Never get ahead just livin day to day that s how it is when you re poor

Hard work buried in the back of my mind
Haven t got much money but have a lotta time
It s been done doin nothin but tryin that s how it is when you re poor
Old house needs fix but that ll have to wait
I dream about the life that could be real great
I hope it s not long more it ll be too late but that s how it is when you re poor

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