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.