[Intro] It was a clear black night, a clear white moon It was a clear black night, a clear white moon It was a clear black night, a clear white moon It was a clear black night, a clear white moon [Chorus] Hey poor, hey poor, we only got ten more The end is near, the end is near Hey poor, hey poor, we only got ten more The end is near, the end is near [Verse] On the rooftop, bootleggin' moonshine in a juice box It's loose leaf, floatin' down like a guillotine What is life? Askin' me like I really knew Some had hit the streets We ain't never seen it, not a thing I hear 'em hollerin', that fire keep the burner hot Some in the field and others all in the cell block They see the food and start beggin' 'cause they don't know how to stop Oh no, they don't know how to stop [Chorus] Hey poor, hey poor, we only got ten to tha more The end is near, the end is near Hey poor, hey poor, we only got ten to tha more The end is near, the end is near [Post-Chorus] It's the fireman, yeah, we comin' It's the fireman, yeah, we comin' It's the fireman, yeah, we comin' It's the fireman, yeah, we comin' [Bridge] I'm not who you think I am I'm not who you think I am I'm not who you think I am I'm not who you think I am [Verse] Talkin' 'bout things that I never knew Talkin' 'bout what that I never did Talkin' 'bout love that I never gave 'Bout a life that I never lived Don't shoot the messenger Might be the bad or good Either way, you get the message first That's what it's meant to be Can't even sit with me Front and first, know you never will forget me
