Well, the washer�s broke
And the rent is due
I can cover one
But I can�t do two
It�s a situation
Of the common man
Martha Stewart
Wouldn�t understand

And the TV�s on
It�s election time
And the politicians
Spend a pretty dime
And I can�t help wonder
With every promise made
To receive election
What kind of price is paid

(Chorus)
Because the rich get richer
And the poor get poorer
And the gap grows wider
With every promise made
And you tell me some day
We�re gonna turn that corner
Well we ain�t going nowhere
Till the rent gets paid

The car won�t run
Transmission�s shot
The baby�s sick
Her little forehead�s hot
Ain�t got insurance
No triple A
But the politicians
Promise better days

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
In a land like ours
I find it hard see
With so much wealth
Why there�s so much poverty

(Chorus)

�2003 David Elon Preston

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