souljahz
poor man
You don't know me, look into my eyes You don't trust me, you'd rather die Then to take my hand, lead me from this land Of destruction and poverty, why don't you understand?  You don't see me, look into my soul Can't believe me, I have nothing to show But my legs and my arms and my feet and my ears And my eyes and my hands, can't you see, I'm a man?  I am the poor man on the street and to the rich man I'm a sinner, I'm a beggar and I'm a freak Everyday you all just pass me by, can't you see me? Please don't deny that I'm alive  Aye, yo, I roam all day and night alone This cold pavement is my home away from home Where I spend it, don't matter none 'Cause I'm left stranded but not the only one  'Cause there's a whole community of them And me's that you stare at like we are the enemy and I swear I don't mean no harm, I just wanna walk with ya Don't mean no harm, I just wanna talk with ya  Tell me your name, I'll tell you mine How you doin' today sir, I'm doin' fine Now tell me, how that seem so hard Easy to forget about me, when you forgot about God  So now I lay me down to sleep I pray, dear God my soul You keep And if I die before I wake I pray, dear Lord my soul You take, You take  I am the poor man on the street and to the rich man I'm a sinner, I'm a beggar and I'm a freak Everyday you all just pass me by, can't you see me? Please don't deny that I'm alive  Listen, it's a hard road and it's a hard game To live the life of the man that has no name And you point your fingers and laugh Did you ever think where this man takes a bath?  Did you ever think when you called him a slob? That it might be you in a year with no job Yeah, he was livin' day to day a normal life just like yours A job, house and a normal wife, just like yours  But never did he think or comprehend what was ahead His stock dropped to zero, now he's better off dead Then goes the house, back accounts and the Benz Just when he needed 'em them the most, there goes his friends  Suicidal thoughts as the countdown begins Puts the nine to his head it all comes to an end About to pull the trigger as he takes his last breath He remembers when he dies his kids inherit his debt  There's nothin' left, nowhere to run, Puts down the gun, puts out his hand Begs you for a dollar and you deny him again Look him in the eye and deny him again, his name is poor man  You say you love God, but God says feed him and He'll feed me So why deny me of the very thing I need Don't want your money, no, at least have the decency To look me in the eyes and not deny that I'm alive  He is the poor man on the street and to the rich man He's a sinner, he's a beggar and he's a freak Everyday you all just pass him by, can't you see him? Please don't deny that he's alive  Please don't deny that he's alive Please don't deny that he's alive Please don't deny that he's alive Please don't deny that he's alive 