[Verse 1] Ever had to save up countin' coins on the back of the bus Just to afford that one thing you want Knowin' it's gonna be the only thing you can get Have you ever had to listen To friends tell you all about How good their vacation was and how the hotel was so nice. Knowing full fuckin' well You'd never get to see it Havin' to stay in school While everyone else was on the school trip It's not their fault They don't know any better They were just kids But it didn't make it easier to hear They tell you about All the gifts they got How the whole family Gathered together for christmas SOUNDS FUCKIN' NICE! I've never been anywhere else Never seen the outside Of the walls of my slums I've only ever known this fuckin' place What did I get for christmas? A fuckin' participation trophy Maybe a fuckin' smile too They did the best they could do Spent it alone with Moms and maybe Dad if he was around The siblings were there too But nobody else ever showed Family don't visit Too busy in their own cage Goin' through the same shit It's just how it is Oh, you got a PS2 And the newest games too Oh and some other shit MUST BE FUCKIN' NICE! [Chorus] Born broke Stay broke It's the way things is Born broke Stay broke Things never change [Verse 2] "You shouldn't play with him." "He comes from a rough place." It ain't even that bad here Only a few people killed a week But you paint us all the same He's from poverty He must be just like the rest WELL I'M NOT! You look at me when I speak Like I'm talkin' in tongues Like it's a different language Lookin' down ya fuckin' nose at me Oh, I'm real sorry Ma'am Is my accent rough? You can't understand? Because I talk wrong to you? Oh, I'm real sorry Ma'am Unfortunately I wasn't born, With silver up my ass In a safe and quiet town like you I'm was born broke Like everyone else in my area We didn't have the privilege Of not knowin' this life We don't have a safety net Nobody to teach us money No Money for college THIS IS WHAT WE WERE FUCKIN' DEALT! [Chorus] Born broke Stay broke It's the way things is Born broke Stay broke Things never change [Bridge] Pull the plum out ya mouth And get off of ya horse Just 'cos you do alright Don't mean the rest of us do It doesn't make you better You were just dealt a better hand Now if you don't mind CAN YOU FUCKIN' STOP LOOKIN' DOWN AT ME! [Final Chorus] Born broke Stay broke It's the way things is Born broke Stay broke Things never change Born broke Stay broke It's the way things is Born broke Stay broke Things never change [Outro]
