Song Description
Rock Storytelling in the vain of Bruce Springstein, John Cougar Mellancamp or Tom Waits, about the troubles of a homeless woman, and thought that many of us in this society are only 2 paychecks from the street.
| Song Length |
4:26 |
Genre |
Rock - Classic, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Moving |
Subject |
Existence, Sorrow |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar Mellencamp |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
TWO PAYCHECKS FROM THE STREET
Verse:
Sally is a stranger in a strange land,
Making friends with dumpsters and aluminum cans.
The only time she gets a good nights sleep,
Is when the Police run-her-in and off the street.
Sally, take some money.... please.
As I looked down at her sympathetically.
She looked-up at me through squinty eyes,
And with a voice as hard as the pavement, Sally cried...
CHORUS:
I don?t want your money,
And I don?t want your pity,
All I wanted was a chance
When I came here to this city.
Will I have a job tomorrow?
Will I have a life next week?
No matter who you are, you?re just
Two paychecks from the street.
Verse:
Sally has a well-stocked shopping cart,
And a public stall to wash in, at the local park.
She keeps to herself, just to keep herself alive,
In a world where the strong, kill the weak to survive.
Her life crashed-in and lef