Hand to Mouth
Jimmy Got Nothing made himself a nameWith a gun that he polished for a rainy dayA smile and a quote from a vigilante movieOur boy Jimmy just blew them all awayHe said it made him crazyTwenty five years living hand to mouthHand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth
Sweet little baby on a big white doorstepShe needs her mother but her mother is deadJus another hooker that the lucky can forgetJust another hookerIt happens everyday...She loved her little babyBut she couldn't bare to see her living hand to mouthHand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth
I believe in the gods of AmericaI believe in the land of the freeBut no one told me(no one told me)That the gods believe in nothingSo with empty hands I prayAnd from day to hopeless dayThey still don't see me(see me)
Everybody talks about the new generationJump on the wagon or they'll leave you behindBut no one gave a thought to the rest of the nation"like to help you buddy, but I haven't got the time"Somebody shouted save meBut everybody started living hand to mouthHand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth
There's a big white ladyOn a big white doorstepShe asked her daddy and her daddy said "yes"Has to give a little for the dollars that we getHas to give a little-They say it's for the bestSomebody shoutedMaybeBut they kept on living hand to mouthHand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth
So she rans to the arms of AmericaAnd she kissed the powers that beAnd someone told me(someone told me)That the gods believe in nothingSo with empty hands I prayAnd tell myselfOne dayThey just might see me...