Poverty is definitely not a crime
But nevertheless it can lead ya to crime
The same people that are bothered by your presence
Are the same old fools that are leavin' you in this
They'll tell you better beg someone than steal from someone
But when your poor you don't steal for fun
When you're livin' such a life in the city
There's no doubt you'll end up being mad and crazy
Being rich you buy your ice in the summer
And when you're poor you gotta get it in the winter
Year after year you try to stay real patient
Hopin' that somebody will soon be able to tell the government
Cause you know a poor man's story's never heard
They act like they can understand
But look at you like a sculpture
And in the meantime all you do is shiver
While it's too damn cold to take a bath in the river
People look at you with an ugly face
And they always walk past you at a quick pace
Seems to them like you don't belong to this planet
You want to slap them right in the face at any minute
But you don't and you know that you won't
Cause if you start then you just won't stop
You always wonder how you manage to survive
But after the next season will you still be alive
TAKE ME NOW WHERE YOU WANNA GO
DON'T YOU LEAVE ME IN THIS WAY
LET'S STAY TOGETHER 'CAUSE WE NEED EACH OTHER
YOU GATTA HOLD ME TIGHT TONIGHT FOR ALL MY LOVE
EVERYBODY'S LOOKIN' FOR SOMETHING
