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We Cant Make It Here

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D   Cadd9   G4 times
There's a DVietnam Vet with a Cadd9cardboard sign Cadd9/Bsitting there by the Dleft turn line
DFlag on the wheelchair Cadd9flapping in the breeze, Cadd9/Bone leg missing and Dboth hands free
DNo one's paying much Cadd9mind to him, the Cadd9/BV.A. budget's just Dstretched so thin
And there's Dmore comin' home from the Cadd9Mideast war, we Cadd9/Bcan't make it here anyDmore
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
And that Dbig ol' building was the Cadd9textile mill, it Cadd9/Bfed our kids and it Dpaid our bills
But they Dturned us out and they Cadd9closed the doors, we Cadd9/Bcan't make it here anyDmore
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
See those Dpallets piled up on the Cadd9loading dock, they're Cadd9/Bjust gonna set there Dtill they rot
'Cause there's Dnothing to ship, Cadd9nothing to pack, just Cadd9/Bbusted concrete and Drusted tracks
DEmpty storefronts aCadd9round the square, there's a Cadd9/Bneedle in the gutter and Dglass everywhere
You don't Dcome down here 'less you're Cadd9looking to score, we Cadd9/Bcan't make it here anDymore
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
The Dbar's still open but Cadd9man it's slow, the Cadd9/Btip jar's light and the Dregister's low
The Dbartender don't have Cadd9much to say, the Cadd9/Bregular crowd gets Dthinner each day
Some have Dmaxed out all their Cadd9credit cards, some are Cadd9/Bworking two jobs and Dliving in cars
DMinimum wage don't Cadd9pay for a roof, don't Cadd9/Bpay for a drink, if you Dgotta have proof
Just Dtry it yourself Mr. Cadd9CEO See how Cadd9/Bfar 5.15 an Dhour will go
Take a Dpart time job at Cadd9one of your stores I bet you Cadd9/Bcan't make it here anyDmore
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
And there's a Dhigh school girl with a Cadd9bourgeois dream, Cadd9/Bjust like the pictures in the Dmagazine
She Dfound on the floor of the Cadd9Laundromat, a Cadd9/Bwoman with kids can forDget all that
If she Dcomes up pregnant Cadd9what'll she do, forCadd9/Bget the career, forDget about school
Can she Dlive on faith? Cadd9live on hope, Cadd9/Bhigh on Jesus or Dhooked on dope
When it's Dway too late to Cadd9just say no, you Cadd9/Bcan't make it here anyDmore
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9
Now I'm Dstocking shirts in the Cadd9Wal-Mart store Cadd9/Bjust like the ones we Dmade before
'Cept Dthis one came from Cadd9Singapore, I guess we Cadd9/Bcan't make it here anyDmore
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
Should I Dhate a people for the Cadd9shade of their skin or the Cadd9/Bshape of their eyes or the Dshape I'm in
Should I Dhate 'em for Cadd9having our jobs today, no I Cadd9/Bhate the men sent the Djobs away
I can Dsee them all now, they Cadd9haunt my dreams, all Cadd9/Blily white and Dsqueaky clean
They've Dnever known want, they'll Cadd9never know need, their Cadd9/Bs**t don't stink and their Dkids won't bleed
Their Dkids won't bleed in the Cadd9damn little war and we Cadd9/Bcan't make it here anyDmore
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
Will Dwork for food, will Cadd9die for oil, will Cadd9/Bkill for power and to Dus the spoils
The Dbillionaires get to Cadd9pay less tax, the Cadd9/Bworking poor get to Dfall through the cracks
DLet 'em eat jellybeans, Cadd9let 'em eat cake, Cadd9/Blet 'em eat s**t, whatDever it takes
They can Djoin the Air Force, or Cadd9join the Corps if Cadd9/Bthey can't make it here anyDmore
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G
And Dthat's how it is, Cadd9that's what we got if the Cadd9/Bpresident wants to adDmit it or not
You can Dread it in the paper, Cadd9read it on the wall, Cadd9/Bhear it on the wind, if you're Dlistening at all
Get Dout of that limo, Cadd9look us in the eye, Cadd9/Bcall us on the cell phone, Dtell us all why
In DDayton, Ohio or Cadd9Portland, Maine or a Cadd9/Bcotton gin out on the Dgreat high plains
That's Ddone closed down aCadd9long with the school and the Cadd9/Bhospital and the Dswimming pool
DDust devils dance in the Cadd9noonday heat, there's Cadd9/Brats in the alley and Dtrash in the street
DGang graffiti on a Cadd9boxcar door, we Cadd9/Bcan't make it here anyDmore
D Cadd9 G D Cadd9 G D Cadd9
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