Lyrics of What it's like

We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin for
Yourchange
The hair on his face is dirty, dreadlocked and
Full of mange
He asks a man for what he could spare with
Shame in his eyes
"get a job you fucking slob" is all he
Replied.

God forbid you ever had to walk mile in his
Shoes
Cos then you really might know what its like to sing
The blues
Then you really might know what its like (what
Its like) x4

Mary got pregnant from a kid named tom
Who said he was in love
He said don't worry bout a
Thing baby doll, i'm the man you'vebeen dreamin of
But 3 months later he say he wont date her or return her
Calls
And she swear 'god damn if i find that man im
Cutting off hisballs'
Then she heads for the clinic
And she gets some static walkingthrough the door
They call
Her a killer and they call her a sinner and they callher a
Whore

God forbid you ever had to walk mile in her
Shoes
Then you really might know what its like to have to
Choose
Then you really might know what its like (what its
Like) x4

Iv seen a rich man beg, iv seen a good man

Sin, iv seen a toughman cry
Iv seen a loser win and a sad
Man grin i heard an honest manlie
Iv seen the good side of
Bad and the down side of up andeverything between
I licked
The silver spoon, drank from the golden cup and smokedthe finest
Green
I stroked the fattest dimes at least a couple of
Times before ibroke their hearts
You know where it is yo,
It usually depends on where you start.

I knew this
Kid named max who used to get fat stacks out on thecorner with
Drugs
He liked to hang out late, he liked to get shit faced
And keep apace with thugs
Untill late one night there was a
Big gun fight and max lost hishead
He pulled out his crome
.45 talked some shit and wound up dead
Now his wife and his
Kids are caught in the midst of all of thispain
You know it
Crumbles that way, at least thats what they say whenyou play the
Game

God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the
News
Then you really might know whats its like to have to
Lose
And then you really might know what its like (what its
Like)
Then you really might know what its like (what its
Like)
Then you really might know what its like (what its
Like)
To have to lose.