when you're poor (rewrite)

when you're poor you wait in line

you wait in line all the time

and the line grows longer every day

when you're poor you do your time

you do your time waiting in line

and when it comes your time no one can say

when you're poor it's so frustrating

you're always waiting, anticipating

the very worst to come true

when you're poor it’s infuriating

time becomes grating

because waiting is all you ever do

         nobody cares unless you have money

         everyone's out for themselves

         nobody cares unless you have money

         and can make more money for somebody else

when you're poor you're always afraid

you're always afraid rent won't be paid

and those hungry children won't be fed

when you're poor they lay it on thick

you can't afford to be sick

it's one of life's dirty tricks and then you're dead

         nobody cares unless you have money

         there's never a reason to help out

         nobody cares unless you have money

         that's what the real world’s about

when you're poor you do your time

You do your time waiting in line

Hoping that it starts moving soon

when you're poor you do your time

You fall behind all the time

but that's okay when you owe the company store

life ain't no disneyland when you're poor, and what’s more

you grab any hope you can when you’re poor

Nobody cares unless you have money