Poverty it's everywhere Money rules in everything They say it's just our cross to bear For all the things that money brings
They're standing on the corners beggin' And they're crowdin' in the welfare lines We're all lookin' for something When you're living down on the line
Survival here's a full-time job Pit bull's runnin' off the chain Better learn to kill and rob Take some pills to kill the pain
They're fillin' up the prisons blatantly Makin' money off of them doing time Somebody's gotta lose son When you're living down on the line
There's certain places you don't go There's just some things that you don't do You drive around these streets at night You mess around, they'll get you too
They're callin' up the coroner To the scene of the latest crime You gotta learn to keep your head down boy When you're living down on the line