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Verse 1
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We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin' for your change
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The hair on his face is dirty, dread-locked, and full of mange
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He asks a man for what he could spare, with shame in his eyes
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"Get a job you fucking slob," is all he replies
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God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes
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'Cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the blues
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Chorus
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Verse 2
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Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom that said he was in love
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He said, "Don't worry about a thing, baby doll
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I'm the man you've been dreaming of. "
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But 3 months later he say he won't date her or return her calls
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And she swear, "God damn, if I find that man I'm cuttin' off his balls."
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And then she heads for the clinic and
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She gets some static walking through the door
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They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner
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And they call her a whore
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God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes
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'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose
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Chorus
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Bridge
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I've seen a rich man beg
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I've seen a good man sin
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I've seen a tough man cry
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I've seen a loser win
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And a sad man grin
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I heard an honest man lie
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I've seen the good side of bad
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And the downside of up
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And everything between
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I licked the silver spoon
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Drank from the golden cup
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And smoked the finest green
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I stroked the fattest dimes at least a couple of times
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Before I broke their heart
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You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start
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Verse 3
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I knew this kid named Max
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Who used to get fat stacks out on the corner with drugs
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He liked to hang out late
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He liked to get shit-faced and keep the pace with thugs
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Until late one night there was a big gun fight and Max lost his head
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He pulled out his chrome 45, talked some shit, and wound up dead
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Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of this pain
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You know it crumbles that way
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At least that's what they say when you play the game
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God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news
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'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to lose
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Chorus
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Then you really might know what it's like
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Yeah then you really might know what it's like
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To have to lose
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