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The Poor (June 17, 2024)
Jesse Welles, Welles World
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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 you tryin' make a buck from you
And screwing 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 have 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 capitals
I was in the spelling bee
I must of skipped the part where they taught the art of private equity
I was sellin' chocolate bars
I had a disorder
I was cuttin' up a frog, got lost in the fog
Learning 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
If you worked a little harder
Then you'd have a lot more
So the shame and the blame's on you
For being so damn poor
It ain't the banks
And it ain't the taxes
It ain't the payday loans and 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, ah-ah
If you worked a little harder, ah-ah
If you worked a little harder
You'd have a lot more
So the blame and the shame's on you
For being so damn poor
Yeah
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