Born Poor

I don’t have much

When I’m born

I don’t have…

Much to, uh

My name

Much to, um

Meaning--

Assets

I have nothing

And not just nothing

Because I’m a baby

And because babies

Intrinsically have nothing

Like nothing, ever,

To have

To--

To look forward

To having

I--

I am going to be

Poor

I’m going to be poor

My whole life

I’m born to a poor family

My family is poor

My whole life

I’m--

I’m poor

My whole life

I--

I have prospects

Things

That would make me think

That, uh, that maybe

One day

I won’t be poor

But somehow

I always seem

To wind up

Poor

I, uh, don’t know that

Of course

Not, uh, not as soon as

I’m past the point

Where I don’t have that

Newborn omnipotence

I don’t know

That there’s nothing

To hope for

Well--uh, well

Not nothing

Not nothing to, uh--

I have love

Sounds corny, but--

I have love

My whole life

From my family

From friends

From, uh, lots of people

I’m, uh--

I’m poor

But I’m very

Lovable

And so because I have love

I’m, uh, happy

Most of the time

More of the time

Than you would think

Based on you, uh

Knowing that I’m poor

My entire life

It’s so sappy, you know

To talk about love

And especially to, uh

Talk about love

And money

And having one

But not the other

But, uh, the fact remains

I have one

And not the other

And life is hard

Life is, uh--

Even with love

It’s pretty damn hard

But--

I have to think

It would be harder

The other way around

I have to believe that

While I never know

The feeling of, uh

Living the high life

Or having, uh

Nice things even--

I have to believe

That I got the good shake

You know?

That I got

The better deal

But who knows?

It’s just, uh--

Even when you know

Everything

You really can’t ever

Know

Everything