The Poor

If you worked a little harder

Then you'd have a lot more

So the blame and the shame's on you

For being so damn poor

It ain't the price gouging

And it ain't the inflation

It ain't everyone above ya tryna make a buck from ya

And screwin' the whole congregation

I had that reduced lunch

I had the benefit cards

Never occurred to me to blame my family

For life being so damn hard

I should've paid attention

Back when I was in school

Then I could figure up the tax

I would know a lot of facts

I missed the class where they taught the rules

I was memorizing capitols

I was in the spelling bee

I must've missed the part

Where they taught the art

Of private equity

I was selling chocolate bars

I had a disorder

I was cuttin' up a frog

Got lost in the fog

Learnin' how to play a recorder

If you only worked a little harder

If you worked a little harder, ah-ah

If you worked a little harder, ah, ah-ah

If you worked a little harder

Then you'd have a lot more

So the blame and the shame's on you

For being so damn poor

It ain't the banks

And it ain't the taxes

It ain't the pay day loans and the high rent homes

And predatory fees and practices

Wave your dumb flag

Whatever it means

But you should ask yourself

When it comes to health

Are the poor really all that free?

If you worked a little harder

If you worked a little harder, ah-ah

If you worked a little harder, ah, ah-ah

If you worked a little harder

Then you'd have a lot more

So the blame and the shame's on you

For being so damn poor, yeah