We've all seen
a man at the liquor store
beggin' for your change
The hair on his face is dirty
dread-locked
and full of mange
He asks a man
for what he could spare
with shame in his eyes
Get a job you f**king slob
is all he replies
God forbid you ever had
to walk a mile
in his shoes
'Cause then you
really might know
what it's like
to sing the blues
Then you really
might know what it's like
Then you really
might know what it's like
Then you really
might know what it's like
Then you really
might know what it's like
Mary got pregnant
from a kid named Tom
that said he was in love
He said, don't worry
about a thing, baby doll
I'm the man
you've been dreaming of
But three months later
he say he won't date her
or return her calls
And she swear
God damn, if I
find that man
I'm cuttin' off his balls
And then she heads
for the clinic and she
gets some static
walking through the door
They call her a killer
and they call her a sinner
And they call her a whore
God forbid you ever
had to walk
a mile in her shoes
'Cause then you really
might know what it's like
to have to choose
Then you really
might know what it's like
Then you really
might know what it's like
Then you really
might know what it's like
Then you really
might know what it's like
I've seen a rich man beg
I've seen a good man sin
I've seen a tough man cry
I've seen a loser win
And a sad man grin
I heard an honest man lie
I've seen the good
side of bad
And the downside of up
And everything between
I licked the silver spoon
Drank from
the golden cup
And smoked
the finest green
I stroked the fattest dimes
at least a couple of times
before I broke their heart
You know where it ends
yo, it usually depends
on where you start
I knew
this kid named Max
He used to get fat stacks
out on the corner
with drugs
He liked to hang out late
he liked to get shit-faced
and keep
the pace with thugs
Until late one night
there was a big gun fight
and Max lost his head
He pulled out
his chrome forty five
talked some shit
and wound up dead
Now his wife and his kids
are caught in the midst
of all of this pain
You know
it crumbles that way
at least that's
what they say
when you play the game
God forbid you
ever had to wake up
to hear the news
'Cause then you
really might know
what it's like
to have to lose
Then you really
might know what it's like
Then you really
might know what it's like
Then you really
might know what it's like
to have to lose
