ฟังเพลงWhat It's Like

What It's Like - Larry Jones

We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin' for your change

The hair on his face is dirty

Dreadlocked and full of mange

He asked a man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes

Get a job

You f**kin' slob's all he replied

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 who said he was in love

He said don't worry about a thing baby doll

I'm the man you've been dreamin' of

But three months later he said he won't date her or return her call

And she sweared

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 walkin' 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 down side of up

And everything between

I licked the silver spoon

Drank from the golden cup

Smoked the finest green

I stroked the baddest 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 sh*t faced

And keep pace with thugs

Until late one night

There was a big gun fight

Max lost his head

He pulled out his chrome 45

Talked some sh*t

And wound up dead

And now his wife and his kids

Are caught in the midst

Of all of his pain

You know it comes 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