There once was a time when everything was cheap,
When a honest days work could feed a family of three
When we pay our grocery bill,
We just feel like making our will --
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Oh, the schools we have today ain't worth a damn
Politicians have vacation homes but the teachers can't pay their rent
The temperature keeps rising mother natures pissed
She gonna put humans on the endangered species list
Well, the doctor comes around with a face all bright,
And he says in a little while you might be all right.
New line of credit and bunch of pills,
A dose of dope and a great big bill --
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Most all preachers preach for gold and not for the soul,
That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole.
We can hardly catch our breath,
Taxed and schooled and preached to death --
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
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There once was a time when everything was cheap,
When a honest days work could feed a family of three
When we pay our grocery bill,
We just feel like making our will --
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Oh, the schools we have today ain't worth a damn
Politicians have vacation homes but the teachers can't pay their rent
The temperature keeps rising mother natures pissed
She gonna put humans on the endangered species list
Well, the doctor comes around with a face all bright,
And he says in a little while you might be all right.
New line of credit and bunch of pills,
A dose of dope and a great big bill --
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Most all preachers preach for gold and not for the soul,
That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole.
We can hardly catch our breath,
Taxed and schooled and preached to death --
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
When a honest days work could feed a family of three
When we pay our grocery bill,
We just feel like making our will --
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Oh, the schools we have today ain't worth a damn
Politicians have vacation homes but the teachers can't pay their rent
The temperature keeps rising mother natures pissed
She gonna put humans on the endangered species list
Well, the doctor comes around with a face all bright,
And he says in a little while you might be all right.
New line of credit and bunch of pills,
A dose of dope and a great big bill --
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Most all preachers preach for gold and not for the soul,
That's what keeps a poor man always in a hole.
We can hardly catch our breath,
Taxed and schooled and preached to death --
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Writer: ALFRED REED, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
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Copyright: Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing