What It`s Like Lyrics

What It`s Like lyrics

We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin' for your change
The hair
on his face is dirty, dreadlocked and full of mange
He ask the man for what
he could spare with shame in his eyes
Get a job you fuckin' slob's all he
replied

CHORUS
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his
shoes
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the
blues
Then you really might know what it's like (X4)

Mary got
pregnant from a kid named Tom who said he was in love
He said don't worry
about a thing baby doll I'm the man you've been dreamin' of
But three months
later he said he won't date her or return her call
And she sweared god damn
if I find that man I'm cuttin' off his balls
And then she heads for the
clinic and she gets some static walkin' through the doors
They call her a
killer, and they call her a sinner, and they call her a
whore

CHORUS
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her
shoes
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to
choose
Then you really might know what it's like (X4)
I've seen a rich
man beg
I've seen a good man sin
I've seen a tough man cry
I've seen a
loser win
And a sad man grin
I heard an honest man lie
I've seen the
good side of bad
And the down side of up
And everything between
I
licked the silver spoon
Drank from the golden cup
Smoked the finest
green
I stroked daddies dimes at least a couple of times
Before I broke
their heart
You know where it ends
Yo, it usually depends on where you
start

I knew this kid named Max
He used to get fat stacks out on the
corner with drugs
He liked to hang out late at night
Liked to get shit
faced
And keep pace with thugs
Until late one night there was a big gun
fight
Max lost his head
He pulled out his chrome .45
Talked some
shit
And wound up dead
Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst
of all of his pain
You know it crumbles that way
At least that's what
they say when you play the game

CHORUS
God forbid you ever had to
wake up to hear the news
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to
have to lose
Then you really might know what it's like (X4)To have to lose...