Story Behind The Song

Ever feel frustrated when you don't seem to have enough money to pay for the things in life that you need and realize that maybe "know one has your back" or is there to help? This song is about that feeling.

Song Description

Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues throws "political correctness" out the window (or under the bus. It offers a tongue in check view of how it feels if you have no one to support you but you notice that everyone else seems to have the right idea to stick together and help each other out.

Lyrics

Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues
By SD Gross

I tried for the good life, tried to make ends meet.
But the more that I keep trying the more that I feel beat.
Seems the more I work, the less I make, the less I eat.
I'm singing about the Middle Class Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues.
Cause I'm not even Jewish and I'm certainly not black.
All I've got going for me is the clothes upon my back.
Got no minority that I can call upon.
Singing bout those Middle Class Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues.

I got passed on my promotion, seems I lost my job.
It's not that I'm unqualified but they treat me like a slob.
Got passed by some minority more economically deserved.
I'm singing about those Middle Class Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues.
Cause I'm not even Spanish. My folks were born here, I think.
I could claim to be an Indian but somebody might fink.
Got no minority that I can call upon.
Singing bout those Middle Class Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues.

I tried for my family to educate them right.
But being in the majority, scholarships are out of sight.
Seems I pay my taxes just to help some other fool.
I'm singing about those Middle Class Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues.
Cause I'm not a rich Arab. My gas is expensive too.
The closest I get to Vietnamese is the Asiatic flu.
Got no minority that I can call upon.
Singing bout those Middle Class Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues.

Now I can't start a business cause I ain't already rich.
I make too much for food stamps and I don't mean to bitch.
But how can I keep giving when there's not enough for me?
I'm singing about the Middle Class Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues.
Cause I'm not even Jewish and I'm certainly not black.
All I've got going for me is the clothes upon my back.
Got no minority that I can call upon.
Singing bout those Middle Class Mr. Poor Downtrodden Blues.

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Signal 30	S D Gross	1/7/2025