Living my life barely passing by Just trying to make ends meet. It certainly doesn't help that I'm shy This shyness leads me to being beat Out of a good life, of a job and so I sit here all day Praying and hoping and wishing while knowing that from poverty I cannot escape. Pleading for someone to help me Put a bit more food on my plate. I am so deep down in poverty That I just want to quit From life. I want to die Then all this suffering will end. I have reached the point where I don't want to try Too many problems that I cannot mend.
Poverty is a disease that spreads and spreads If not treated quickly it can lead to death. It is a disgusting, repulsive, and horrid thing And Canada tries to act so clean. The government continues to fail to see The needs of those living in poverty.
Playing as some country where everyone is nice Global citizens huh? Yeah right. How can you help other people when we are helpless ourselves? There are people crying and pleading and begging for help And you turn the cold shoulder, leave them to die Maybe give them a small sum of money, then its goodbye. Not everyone chooses poverty, it's sometimes handed to them And what they need most is a helping hand. So why aren't we helping those people in need? Us global citizens, whats with all the greed? The money is useless if it lasts a few days They can be helped in so many more ways. The biggest help they can get is to be given a chance To rise above their problems, just help them stand. So easy yet, so little is done You deserve an award, government of Canada. Just smile for the camera, make us look good Don't do the right thing, don't do what you should
I guess poverty has just spread too fast And it's not our fault if our help won't last. We did our best, gave them some money If you wanted to be successful, you would have done so already. It's not my fault you are the poorest of the poor So please don't come knocking at my door. I can't offer any help, I have done enough And if you don't leave me alone I'll call the cops.
Yes A for effort, well at least you tried My suffering will end, for soon we will die. If only I had a chance to try to pick myself up, I would still be alive. I received some money and I'm real grateful But a chance would have made me feel real hopeful.
The only cure from this disease that is called poverty Is the one that was never given to me. A free gift, a chance was all I asked But I got a small sum of money instead. If only, if only, if only I say I wouldn't be where I am today. A chance, just a chance and nothing more The chance to pick myself and my family up to soar. I could have done it too if given the chance **** this feeling of being helpless.
Poverty, a disease that spreads and spreads And I am real disappointed it has led to death.