We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin for
yourchangethe hair on his face is dirty, dreadlocked and full of
mangehe asks a man for what he could spare with shame in his
eyes"get a job you fucking slob" is all he replied.God forbid
you ever had to walk mile in his shoescos then you really might
know what its like to sing the bluesthen you really might know
what its like (what its like) X4Mary got pregnant from a kid
named Tom who said he was in lovehe said don't worry bout a
thing baby doll, I'm the man you'vebeen dreamin ofbut 3
months later he say he wont date her or return her callsand she
swear 'god damn if I find that man Im cutting off
hisballs'then she heads for the clinic and she gets some
static walkingthrough the doorthey call her a killer and they
call her a sinner and they callher a whoregod forbid you ever
had to walk mile in her shoesthen you really might know what its
like to have to choosethen you really might know what its like
(what its like) X4Iv seen a rich man beg, Iv seen a good man
sin, Iv seen a toughman cryIv seen a loser win and a sad man
grin I heard an honest manlieIv seen the good side of bad and
the down side of up andeverything betweenI licked the silver
spoon, drank from the golden cup and smokedthe finest greenI
Stroked the fattest dimes at least a couple of times before
Ibroke their heartsyou know where it is yo, it usually depends
on where you start.I knew this kid named max who used to get fat
stacks out on thecorner with drugshe liked to hang out late, he
liked to get shit faced and keep apace with thugsuntill late one
night there was a big gun fight and max lost hisheadhe pulled out
his crome .45 talked some shit and wound up deadnow his wife and
his kids are caught in the midst of all of thispainyou know it
crumbles that way, at least thats what they say whenyou play the
gamegod forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the newsthen you
really might know whats its like to have to loseand then you
really might know what its like (what its like)then you really
might know what its like (what its like)then you really might
know what its like (what its like)to have to lose.