Poverty's Paradise - 24 Carat Black

Hey, it seems to me like ever since I was a little child

I’ve been starving

I’ve never known anything but hunger

(Poverty's paradise)

I’ve been hungry all my life

Yeah, starved to the bone

Somewhere on this raggedy earth

Somebody said something once

About some kind of paradise

Where everything would be nice

(Poverty's)

And together

(Paradise)

But I’ll be damned if I can find it

I’ve grown up into adulthood now

And I don’t seem to be able to find my way to anything

Much less somebody’s paradise

(Poverty's paradise)

One thing for sure

I’d like to go to sleep just once on a full stomach

I get mighty tired of these belly wrinkles, dig?

And my babies

I don’t know what I’m gonna do about them

I’ve run out of ways to keep them fed

Used to be I could find a way when there wasn’t anyway

(Poverty's paradise)

Ever since my birth

I’ve had no one to care

Since my very first day on earth

I’ve existed on welfare

Shameful living’s been my way

Nameless giving’s been my pay

Poverty’s paradise

If you want it, you better think twice

Poverty’s paradise

Who ever said it was nice?

That human was a fool

A poor human’s life is filled with woes

No amount of foodstamps can ease sorrow

This way of life demands no respect or dignity

It command only neglect and self pity

Down life’s long and lonely road

Poor has been my one and only load

Poverty’s paradise

If you want it, I say you better think twice

Poverty’s paradise

Whoever said it was nice?

That human was a fool (fool)

My living’s been in vain

My lowly life has known only pain

If you can avoid this kind of misery

Thank God you don’t have to live like me

Down life’s long and lonely road

Poor has been my one and only load

Poverty’s paradise

If you want it, I say you better think twice

Poverty’s paradise

Whoever said it was nice?

That human was a fool

(Poverty's paradise)

(Poverty's paradise)

I don’t think I could find a way to make it on this earth

(Poverty's paradise)

It’s been on continuous delay

Ever since my birth

(Poverty's paradise)

Hungry, Hungry, Hungry

Lonely, lonely, lonely

(Poverty's paradise)

My love’s been adept

I’ve had to do without

(Poverty's paradise)

Only pain, only shame

(Poverty's paradise)

My baby’s look at me and cry

All I could do is laugh

I tell 'em, son, one day we’ll be rich

Daughter, oh, daughter

(Poverty's paradise)

Nobody to be fare

Nobody to be fare

(Poverty's paradise)

Life, liberty and the pursuit of hapiness, yes yes

(Poverty)

That’s what they tell me

Liquidation and distress

That’s what they sell me

Free speech, constitutional rights, ain’t nowhere to be found

(Poverty's)

Only hunger and grind

(Poverty's)

Global fight after fight

(Poverty's)

Look around

(Paradise)

The president said, the president said, the president said

Don’t worry, Don’t worry, Don’t worry, Don’t worry

But worry’s all I know

Hurt, Hurt Hurt, hurt hurt hurt

(Poverty)

Hurt

(Poverty)

Hurt

(Poverty)

Hurt

(Paradise)

Poverty’s paradise

Whoever said it was nice?

That human was a fool

(Poverty's paradise)

(Poverty's paradise)