I won the time and place lottery I fell into the lap of luxury And right away I knew No sign of strife, no struggle to survive I was a winner then I'm still a winner now I took the easy way but I still won Nobody promised you a fair run And if it were fair Where would I be If you caught up with me And your shoes were mine To walk in all my life When I get a little taste of the life you lead Death grip on my greed Wants are clearly needs Clearly It's always smiles that hurt the most And I think to myself, maybe that's arrogant You work so hard, end up with nothing And I've got the world, I'm skating by No need to try I won long before we were even born It's wrong, I know, and I'm sorry it has to be this way I looked into the eyes of the have-nots I saw where they call home in a little box I even got a feel for where I'd be If it were him, not me, only passing by Leaving me to die When I got a bigger taste Of the life you lead Something died in me For the better I'm changing