[Verse 1] Pool halls and smoky bars, full of hard working men working two jobs and, Glass of beer, rail and coke Busted knuckles at the mill at work work, Blue jeans and torn up coat, Stains from sweat, and stains from the dirt, Engine gone the mechanic said, Can't get to work if my Chevy's dead Apple pie and cherry trees Long hard life living, the American dream [Verse 2] Pool halls and smoky bars, full of hard worn woman working two jobs, Is that jukebox on she saids, Can I play a song, My kids are home but their father ran off, I got one night a week to let everything loose, I like to dress up and put on pretty shoes, he seemed like a nice guy but my kids come first, One can't read and the other won't learn Apple pie and cherry trees Just a single mom trying to make ends meet [Verse 3] Pool halls and smoky bars, full of red white blue reaching for the stars, well, Main Street in a small town, Sold to Walmart who closed all the stores down Everything you buy breaks in three weeks, My socks have holes and my shoes got leaks, Law for the rich and none for you, Sold a king, but you singing the blues, Apple pie and cherry trees, Long hard life living the American dream, [Outro] I got Jesus Jews in my rock and roll, I got Christians on my tube All the charities want to send my money, Africa and Timbuktu, How many kids go to sleep at night, Here without any food, [Verse 1] Pool halls and smoky bars, full of hard working men working two jobs and, Glass of beer, rail and coke Busted knuckles at the mill at work work, Blue jeans and torn up coat, Stains from sweat, and stains from the dirt, Engine gone the mechanic said, Can't get to work if my Chevy's dead Apple pie and cherry trees Long hard life living, the American dream [Verse 2] Pool halls and smoky bars, full of hard worn woman working two jobs, Is that jukebox on she saids, Can I play a song, My kids are home but their father ran off, I got one night a week to let everything loose, I like to dress up and put on pretty shoes, he seemed like a nice guy but my kids come first, One can't read and the other won't learn Apple pie and cherry trees Just a single mom trying to make ends meet [Verse 3] Pool halls and smoky bars, full of red white blue reaching for the stars, well, Main Street in a small town, Sold to Walmart who closed all the stores down Everything you buy breaks in three weeks, My socks have holes and my shoes got leaks, Law for the rich and none for you, Sold a king, but you singing the blues, Apple pie and cherry trees, Long hard life living the American dream, [Outro] I got Jesus Jews in my rock and roll, I got Christians on my tube All the charities want to send my money, Africa and Timbuktu, How many kids go to sleep at night, Here without any food,
