Song Description
I know many people struggling to keep their home. First, everyone was priced out of the cheaper homes. Then the Subprime deals came along. Too good to be true.
| Song Length |
3:09 |
Genre |
World - Reggae/Caribbean, World - World Beat |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Irritated, Troubled |
Subject |
Poverty, Money |
| Similar Artists |
Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley And The Wailers |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
E A
Don't tell me that I'm "sub-prime"
D A
I'm in the prime of my life
E A
If I'm not good enough to qualify,
D E
How're we gonna survive?
There's no rest for the weary
Owing money when I die
I want to save for a rainy day
But these are hurricanes skies
CHORUS
F#m D
I can't afford a loan alone
A E
I can't pay what I owe
F#m D
I can't afford a loan alone
A C#7
Subprime took my Home
Don't tell me this is middle class
I'm working in poverty
Everybody's going broke
It's not just you and me
The standard of living
Is sinking fast, my friend
They say it's capitalism
So everybody can't win
REPEAT CHORUS
I can't afford it
I can't afford a roof on my head
We're homeless, homeless
Like thousands of others people
All the families with their children
They're losing their home to foreclosure
All the bankers, all the lawyers, all the money, all the subprime
America losing their home
All the foreclosures
The result is people, homeless, homeless
Subprime, subprime losing their home
All of the people
They want a roof over their head