My submission for the Gems in the Rough 2023 Songwriting contest by Gems on VHS.
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Words:
They say that I'm a working boy, forget that all the time
I've got myself a desk job, they say the paycheck's fine
Between my rent, my debt and my drinking, I wouldn't really know
Cause I ain't got no home in this world anymore
I've seen the city's hipsters and their liberal-arts degrees
They've got theories on reality, and endings to their means
Say that they can't find a job, but somehow they ain't poor
Yeah, I ain't got no home in this world anymore
And all them hipsters sining
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
They been doing fine
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
Who's paying their rent?
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
Yeah, cause they've been doing fine
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
What about you and me?
I've seen those people downtown with their suits and their ties
Fitbit's always blinking, Rolex keeps their time
You think they're shouting at ya, they're just talking on their phones
Sayin you ain't got no home in this world anymore
I've got friends who manufacture, friends who work in trades
Friends who're working real hard, 12 hours a day
When the market takes a dip, they're the first ones to go
Cause they ain't got no home in this world anymore
And all those bankers singing
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
All the way to the bank
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
With the money that we mad
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
Yeah, cause they've been doing fine
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
What about you and me?
They'll tell you to quit smoking, drinking's all a sin
They'll stress the high importance of always staying thin
Then they'll fill you with Alprazolam, Morphine if you're sore
Saying you ain't got no home in this world anymore
Yeah, well as I look around, yeah it's awful sad to see
The world is such a strange and funny place to be
Yeah the gambling man is rich, working man is poor
And I ain't got no home in this world anymore
But all them hipsters singing
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
All the bankers chime in too
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
All them politicians too
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
Yeah, cause they've been doing fine
La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da
What about you and me?