He's got a house made of glass Got his own swimming pool... what a gas We've got a one-room shack Five by six by the railroad track, well What about us What about us Don't wanna cause no fuss But what about us He's with a beautiful chick Every night of the week, pretty slick We're two poor hung up souls Girls won't touch with a 10-foot pole, well What about us What about us Don't wanna cause no fuss But what about us He goes to eat at the ritz Big steaks... that's the breaks We eat hominy grits From a bag... what a drag He's got a car made of suede With a black leather top... got it made If we go out on dates We go in a box on roller skates, well What about us What about us Don't wanna cause no fuss But what about us (Sax interlude) He goes to eat at the ritz Big steaks, that's the breaks We eat hominy grits From a bag... what a drag He's got a car made of suede With a black leather top... got it made If we go out on dates We go in a box on roller skates, well What about us What about us Don't wanna cause no fuss But what about us What about us What about us But what about us