weve all seen a man at the liquor store beggin for your change the hair on his face is dirty dreadlocked and full of mange he asks a man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes get a job you fucking slob is all he replies god forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes cause then you really might know what its like to sing the bluesthen you really might know what its like then you really might know what its like then you really might know what its like then you really might know what its likemary got pregnant from a kid named tom that said he was in love he said dont worry about a thing baby doll im the man youve been dreaming of but 3 months later he say he wont date her or return her calls and she swear goddamn if i find that man im cuttin off his ballsand then she heads for the clinic and she gets some static walking 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 its like to have to choosethen you really might know what its like then you really might know what its like then you really might know what its like then you really might know what its likeive seen a rich man beg ive seen a good man sin ive seen a tough man cry ive seen a loser win and a sad man grin i heard an honest man lie ive seen the good side of bad and the downside of up and everything betweeni licked the silver spoon drank from the golden cup and smoked the finest green i stroked the fattest dimes at least a couple of times before i broke their heart you know where it ends yo it usually depends on where you starti knew this kid named max who used to get fat stacks out on the corner with drugs he liked to hang out late he liked to get shitfaced and keep the pace with thugsuntil late one night there was a big old fight and max lost his head he pulled out his chrome 45 talked some shit and wound up dead now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of this pain you know it comes that way at least thats 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 its like to have to losethen you really might know what its like then you really might know what its like then you really might know what its like to have to lose