Coming back alone to a cold and empty house
That once was home in the dark
Coming back again to move the debris to the door
And the bills from the mat
Arn't we supposed to be the poorest of the poor
With nothing much to live, hope or go back for?
So we'll know every song
The radio plays but that's no boast
And we'll laugh at every joke
Though it's us they seem to laugh about the most
Cause we buy all their food and all their clothes
I'd love to stay I'd choose
A million different things for you
But you know any drug will do
No one needs to hear the story once again
How we can slip and not climb back
If I only had the power I'd pull a switch
To throw some light but I just can't
Cause we are just the poorest of the poor
No one seems to hear us until someone else says it first
So we'll know every song
The radio plays but that's no boast
And we'll laugh at every joke
Though it's us they seem to laugh about the most
Cause we buy all their food and all their clothes
I'd love to say I'd choose
A million different things for you
But you know any drug will do
Arn't we supposed to be the poorest of the poor
With nothing much to live or hope or go back for
So we'll know every song
The radio plays but that's no boast
And We'll laugh at every joke
Though it's us they seem to laugh about the most
Cause we buy all their food And all their clothes
I'd love to say I'd choose
A million different things for you
But you know any drug will do