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Saturday, November 01, 2008

Everlast - What it's like (a song for Sarah)


Warning: The narrow minded could construe these lyrics to be offensive.

We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin' for your change
The hair on his face is dirty, dreadlocked and full of mange
He ask the man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes
Get a job you fuckin' slob's all he replied

[CHORUS]
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the blues
Then you really might know what it's like [x4]

Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom who said he was in love
He said don't worry about a thing baby doll I'm the man you've been dreamin' of
But three months later he said he won't date her or return her call
And she sweared god damn if I find that man I'm cuttin' off his balls
And then she heads for the clinic and she gets some static walkin' through the doors
They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner, and they call her a whore

[CHORUS]
God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose
Then you really might know what it's like [x4]
I've seen a rich man beg
I've seen a good man sin
I've seen a tough man cry
I've seen a loser win
And a sad man grin
I heard an honest man lie
I've seen the good side of bad
And the down side of up
And everything between
I licked the silver spoon
Drank from the golden cup
Smoked the finest green
I stroked the baddest dimes at least a couple of times
Before I broke their heart
You know where it ends
Yo, it usually depends on where you start

I knew this kid named Max
He used to get fat stacks out on the corner with drugs
He liked to hang out late at night
Liked to get shit faced
And keep pace with thugs
Until late one night there was a big gun fight
Max lost his head
He pulled out his chrome .45
Talked some shit
And wound up dead
Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of his pain
You know it crumbles that way
At least that's what they say when you play the game

[CHORUS]
God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news
'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to lose
Then you really might know what it's like [x3]
To have to lose...

5 comments:

  1. I love this group..never heard of them before saving grace came on..the theme music by them blows me away..but I can't figure out the words..just like the song...like the show too...can you find the words to it ?...
    so who's going to be #1? oklahoma or tech?

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  2. YDG, you must have looked at this post when I very first put it up. A few minutes later I added the words cause some of them are hard to understand or are cut out. BTW Everlast is the guy in the Santana video.

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  3. ahh, man i like him..what is the name of the song he sings on saving grace? and where can i get it to down load it?
    did you want the tex/tex tech game? feck that was fantastic...who's #1 now?

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  4. I didn't watch it but OU beats the shit out of Nebraska and goes down in the polls? It's a crazy, topsy tervy world we live in!

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