My dad worked for a company, that everybody knows They moved their business out of town, but not everybody goes And sometimes we have trouble, when its time to pay the rent And sometimes I get hungry, 'cause all the money's spent
To the land of opportunity, came my mother, me and dad Looking for a better life, than the kind of life we had And sometimes we have trouble, 'cause we get so little pay And sometimes I get hungry, 'cause we eat one meal a day
(Chorus:) And the hand that opens empty, is difficult to hear Above the noises of our lives, though it may be very near Some day it may be your hand, some day it may be mine We all must keep on listening, to hear that hand in time I'll hold that hand in mine
I like to go and visit James, when he's feeling up to it It's hard just living every day, but he doesn't wanna quit And sometimes he has trouble, 'cause it costs so much to live And sometimes he gets to hungry, and something's gotta give
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There's a woman in our neighborhood, her family's grown and gone Alone in her living room, the curtains are all drawn And sometimes she has trouble, 'cause its hard to get around And sometimes she gets hungry, and she can't get downtown
