In the pouring rain Lies a man without a name Drowning in his pain everyday And through dead eyes he's seen All his dreams all disappear In the ghetto where he lives everyday Some people pay everyday Some people pay in different ways Everybody pays no matter what we say, yeah Some people pay, everybody pays Some people pay, you pay, I pay Everybody pays everyday, yeah Lord only knows it's true That for everyday people Just like me and you Trying to make it alright Is the only price that we have to pay People, oh, people everyday Some people pay everyday Some people pay in different ways Everybody pays no matter what we say, yeah
Some people pay, everybody pays Some people pay, you pay, I pay Everybody pays in the end, yeah Some things will never change When you're dead and you're buried When you're lying in your grave Well, it'll be alright You'll never have to pay again everyday People, oh, people everyday People, oh, people everyday Lord only knows it's true That for everyday people Just like me and you Trying to make it alright Is the price we have to pay People, yeah, people, oh Trying to make it alright, yeah, alright Everyday, everyday, everyday Everyday, everyday Everyday, everyday Ooh...