Lyrics:

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