Hand to Mouth

Jimmy got nothing made himself a name With a gun that he polished for a rainy day A smile and a quote from a vigilante movie Our boy jimmy just blew them all away He said it made him crazy Twenty five years living hand to mouth Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth Sweet little baby on a big white doorstep She needs her mother but her mother is dead Just another hooker that the lucky can forget Just another hooker It happens everyday She loved her little baby But she couldn't bear to see her living hand to mouth Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth She believed in the gods of America She believed in the land of the free But no one told her That the gods believe in nothing So with empty hands she prayed And from day to hopeless day They still don't see her Everybody talks about the new generation Jump on the wagon or they'll leave you behind But no one gave a thought to the rest of the nation I'd like to help you buddy, but I haven't got the time Somebody shouted save me But everybody started living hand to mouth Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth There's a big white lady On a big white doorstep She asked her daddy and her daddy said yes Have to give a little for the dollars that we get Have to give a little - They say it's for the best Somebody shouted Maybe But they keep on living from her hand to mouth Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth So she ran to the arms of America And she kissed the powers that be And someone told me That the gods believe in nothing So with empty arms I pray And I tell myself One day They just might see me...