Hand to Mouth

But they kept on living from hand to mouth
They still don't see me
Our boy Jimmy just blew them all away

Jump on the wagon or they'll leave you behind

I believe in the gods of America
They just might see me

And I tell myself one day
She loved her little baby
Somebody shouted, "Save me"
And from day to hopeless day
But no one told me
Everybody talks about the new generation
Has to give a little, they say it's for the best

Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth
But no one gave a thought to the rest of the nation
So with empty hands I pray
But she couldn't bear to see her living hand to mouth
Sweet little baby on a big white doorstep

Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth
She needs her mother but her mother is dead
Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth
That the gods believe in nothing
And she kissed the powers that be
Just another hooker, it happens everyday
He said it made him crazy
Somebody shouted, "Maybe"

There's a big white lady on a big white doorstep

So she ran to the arms of America
I believe in the land of the free
And someone told me
So with empty hands I pray
But everybody started living hand to mouth
That the gods believe in nothing

Has to give a little for the dollars that we get
Just another hooker that the lucky can forget

A smile and a quote from a vigilante movie
She asked her daddy and her daddy said, "Yes"
Like to help you buddy but I haven't got the time

Twenty five years living hand to mouth
Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth