Every artsy little college town's
Got a ghetto down the road
Where the farmer and the field-hand
Cling to what they hold
And they buy a daily bottle
To ease their heavy load
Yeah but they got ways of getting by
And every touristy little shopping strip's
Surrounded by abandonment
Where the parent and the teacher
Bear the burden of joblessness
While their homes are eyed constantly
By the forces of development
But they got ways of getting by
And you cry cries of pity and you raise up your hands
But that's not how you change the situation
And every downtown business district's
Got a prison and a court
Where the addict and the street pharmacist
Pace back and forth
And the lies of rehabilitation
Exploit and distort
But they got ways of getting by
And every waterfront condo's
Got a ghetto down the road
Where the cleaner and the dishwasher
Cling to what they hold
And they buy a daily bottle
To ease their heavy load
But they got ways of getting by
And you cry cries of pity and you raise up your hands
But that's not how you change the situation
All around this hard-worked world
There's places just likes here
Where farmers and dishwashers
Slowly turn the gears
And teachers and prisoners
Labor though the years
But they got their ways of getting by
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