Marcel Cartier - Begging for Change lyrics

[Verse 1] You see that old man begging for change You think at one point he thought that this was his fate? You think he had no other dreams but this? If he did his dreams took a monumental twist He's living more like a nightmare, how could this be? Ordained by the lord above his suffering Now I'm sensible anyway. it's not like we can't figure out how to feed every woman and man Not to mention the kids, where their childhood gone? Growing up stomach growling their shoes are gone Tat of cloths only one shirt and coat to share Between a sister and brother see that;s common despair Seen it with my own eyes Whether South BX, South East DC wonder who's up next So many other families had check to check, the thought of eviction is a common threat [Chorus] You think I had no other dreams but this? You think I really wanna be homeless? If you ask me it's all really strange I ended up here begging for change You think I had no other dreams but this? You think I really wanna be homeless? If you ask me it's all really strange I ended up here begging for change [Verse 2] Smirnoff Vodka, Jameson whisky Ten in the morning and I'm hella tipsy That Coors Light is the breakfast of champs Would rather have them bears man f** those food stamps man I really don't care about sh** May not believe that I was an exemplary kid But this world too cold, I just can't win It's like I turned all my rage from outside to in Stop believing in myself, believing in them Certainly believing in god because cuz talk is thin Positivity is cheap, doesn't know where I live In fact neither do I because I switch up cribs Sometimes it's a park bench but if it's too cold Try to maybe find a shelter my toes are frozen My heart's wide open Pain has chosen, my soul as a vehicle no time left for hoping [Chorus] You think I had no other dreams but this? You think I really wanna be homeless? If you ask me it's all really strange I ended up here begging for change You think I had no other dreams but this? You think I really wanna be homeless? If you ask me it's all really strange I ended up here begging for change [Verse 3] Have you ever seen a family getting foreclosed on? Once comfortable but now their home is gone See the furniture in boxes out on the lawn And the bank says you got two weeks to move on Little boy three and his sister is six About to find out what it means to be homeless Like one million other American children This can't be the world that for them we're building Their mother and father used to both have work Never thought that a layoff could lead to worse This zero rationality, pure insanity And many blame themselves for being casualties Of a bank scheme only concerned with profit Human suffering the result of their logic Look at the millions of foreclosures In just a few years see that trend ain't slowing [Chorus] You think I had no other dreams but this? You think I really wanna be homeless? If you ask me it's all really strange I ended up here begging for change You think I had no other dreams but this? You think I really wanna be homeless? If you ask me it's all really strange I ended up here begging for change