Poor People / Justice - Nellie McKay

Poor people are poor people

And they don’t understand

A man’s gotta make whatever he wants

And take it with his own hands

Poor people

Stay poor people

And they never get to see

Someone’s gotta win in the human race

If it isn’t you, then it has to be me

So smile while you’re making it

Laugh while you’re taking it

Even though you’re faking it

Nobody’s gonna know

Nobody’s gonna know

No use mumblin'

It’s no use grumblin'

Life just isn’t fair

There’s no easy days

There’s no easy ways

Just get out there and do it

And sing, and they’ll sing your song

Laugh while you’re gettin' on

Smile, and they’ll string along

Nobody’s gonna know

Nobody’s gonna know

Nobody’s gonna know

Nobody’s gonna know

We all want justice, but you got to have to money to buy it

You’d have to be a fool to close your eyes and deny it

There’s a lot of poor people who are walking the streets of my town

Too blind to see that justice is used to do them right down

All life from beginning to end

You pay your monthly installments

Next to health is wealth

And only wealth will buy you justice

There’ll always be a fool who insists on taking his chances

And that is the man who believes in true love romances

He will trust and rely on the goodness of human nature

Now, a judge will tell you, That’s a pathetic creature

All life from beginning to end

You pay your monthly installments

Next to health is wealth

And only wealth will buy you justice

Money

Justice

Money

And justice

Money

Justice