Blue Collar Blues

[Intro]

Yeah (Ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah)

For some of that, uh, blue-collar blues (A rhythm) (Ha-ha)

I know I'm broke, so if you broke (Yeah)

[Hook 1]

You wanna get that dough and get that cash

You wanna make that money today (Get that paperback) (Today, today, yeah)

You wanna get that [?], eat that food

You gotta do what you to do to get paid (Mmm, mmm, mmm) (Check it out)

[Hook 2]

If you broke, clap your hands

You got less than a dub, clap your hands

If you can jiggle your change, clap your hands (Clap your hands)

Clap your hands, I said, clap your hands (In the house, yo)

[Hook 3]

(Everything's gonna be alright)

Man, gas prices makin' me work overtime (Alright)

(Everything's gonna be okay)

Sleepin' on the floor is better for your back anyway (Okay)

(Everything's gonna be just fine)

Who needs electricity when you got the streetlights (Just fine)

(The next day the sun will still shine)

Even if you ain't payin' your rent on time

[Verse 1: J-Splif]

Alarm ring, so I spring out my bed (Ahhh)

Must've slept wrong, there's a kink on my neck (There's a kink on my neck)

Stress of daily livin' thinkin', "Damn, will I make it?" (Damn, will I make it?)

In a cold-hearted world, bein' broke is forsaken (Bein' broke is forsaken)

In our society, money's vital like arteries

Ain't no comedy when you broke and have a family (Have a family) (Nope)

It's the poverty that makes it hard to live honestly

My hands gettin' dirty, nobody respects modesty (Respects modesty)

The dollar bill is the blame for man's ill

The dollar bill breeds every inch of man's kill (Man's kill)

I know how it feels to be laid on them bills

Make them minimum payments, still the interest builds (Still the interest builds)

Empty out my pockets, grab a fistful of lint

Thinkin' of a hustle 'cause I gots to pay rent (Rent)

Through my paper and pen, I pour my heart and my soul (Heart and my soul)

Change the situation quick 'cause I'm sick of bein' broke (Sick of bein' broke)

[Hook 3]

(Everything's gonna be alright)

Man, gas prices makin' me work overtime (Alright)

(Everything's gonna be okay)

Sleepin' on the floor is better for your back anyway (Okay)

(Everything's gonna be just fine)

Who needs electricity when you got the streetlights (Just fine)

(The next day the sun will still shine)

Even if you ain't payin' your rent on time

[Verse 2: Prohgress]

Yo, I met this fly honey, shorty was fine (Who? Word?)

Asked her for the time, she was a quarter to dimes (Yo, yo)

Looked her in the eye and got caught up in the whirlwind

Started with a look and all a sudden she my girlfriend (She my girlfriend)

I started takin' her out (I started takin' her out)

But tellin' me about her town was all that she could talk about (Talk about)

Days turned to weeks and I started to believe her

Roads that were paved with gold, so we moved east (Roads that were paved with gold, so we moved east)

But the moment that we got up off the airplane (Airplane)

She looked away from me and said that everything's changed (Everything's changed)

I held her close and told her, "Baby, it'll be okay" (Baby, it'll be okay)

Then I felt her right hand push me away (Push me away)

Leavin' me alone, I left a good thing at home

Family and friends and a college education (And a college education)

Lady Liberty done had me confused (Damn)

So I work whistlin' the blue-collar blues (Blue-collar blues) (Yo)

[Hook 2]

If you broke, clap your hands (Come on, yo) (Ooh-ooh)

You got less than a dub, clap your hands (Ooh-ooh)

If you can jiggle your change, clap your hands (Come on, y'all) (Ooh-ooh)

Clap your hands, come on, clap your hands (All my people in the house, all my people) (Ooh-ooh)

If you broke, clap your hands (If you broke, clap your hands) (Ooh-ooh)

You got less than a dub, clap your hands (You got less than a dub, clap your hands) (Ooh-ooh)

If you can jiggle your change, clap your hands (If you can jiggle your change, clap your hands) (Ooh-ooh)

Clap your hands, I said, clap your hands (Clap your hands, I said, clap your hands) (Ooh-ooh, yeah)

[Verse 3: Kev Nish]

Yeah, what I've been through ain't nothin' new under the sun (Uh)

Just lettin' you know, that it's a new day (You know)

Still struggle the same, the trouble the same (Uh)

Imma save every dollar 'til I make a change (Make a change)

You know I dig through the ashtray to make that change (Make that change)

I give a bum a dollar, hope to make good change (Make good change)

Sweat on my blue-collar, never see no change (See no change)

I pay more but my W-2 still the same (Still the same)

Politicians go past 'till the well runs dry (Well runs dry)

Shells don't fly, death in the east paid by (Shells don't fly, east paid by)

Hard-workin', tax-payin', non-votin', unspoken (Non-votin')

Everyday damn people the government can't notice (Everyday damn people the government can't notice)

You focus on the fact that I can't do the math (Math)

Then you call us underclassed 'cause we don't finish class (Classed, finish class)

But we won't finish last, broke beggin' for cash (Last, broke beggin' for cash)

When I make more than you, you can kiss my ass (*mwah*)

[Hook 3]

(Everything's gonna be alright)

Man, gas prices making me work overtime (Alright)

(Everything's gonna be okay)

Sleepin' on the floor is better for your back anyway (Okay)

(Everything's gonna be just fine)

Who needs electricity when you got the streetlights (Just fine)

(The next day the sun will still shine)

Even if you ain't payin' your rent on time

[Interlude]

To the mom with 2 jobs 'cause daddy's away (Just do your thing)

To the bum on the freeway beggin' for change (Just do your thing)

To the student workin' hard to pave their own way (Just do your thing) (Yeah)

And if you ain't there yet, but you wanna get paid (And if you ain't there yet but you wanna get paid, make that change)

[Hook 2]

If you broke, clap your hands (Come on, yo) (Ooh-ooh)

You got less than a dub, clap your hands (Ooh-ooh)

If you can jiggle your change, clap your hands (Come on, y'all) (Ooh-ooh)

Clap your hands, come on, clap your hands (All my people in the house, all my people) (Ooh-ooh)

If you broke, clap your hands (If you broke, clap your hands) (Ooh-ooh)

You got less than a dub, clap your hands (You got less than a dub, clap your hands) (Ooh-ooh)

If you can jiggle your change, clap your hands (If you can jiggle your change, clap your hands) (Ooh-ooh)

Clap your hands, I said, clap your hands (Clap your hands, I said, clap your hands) (Ooh-ooh)

[Hook 1]

You wanna get that dough and get that cash

You wanna make that money today (Uhuh) (Today, today, day)

You wanna get that [?], eat that food

You gotta do what you to do to get paid (Mmm, mmm, mmm)

You wanna get that dough and get that cash

You wanna make that money today (Uhuh) (Today, today, day)

You wanna get that [?], eat that food

You gotta do what you to do to get paid (Mmm, mmm, mmm)