White Ghetto kid

I wake up every morning
Wondering
What’s it like to be someone else
Someone wealthy
I’m always faced with so much poverty
White ghetto kid
Born on the wrong side of the tracks
Can’t fit in with the crowd
Not brown not black
Don’t have the right clothes
Just some hand-me-downs
Never look right
Bad teeth, bad hair
Not enough money for dental care
White trash
Not good enough for you
White trash
Not brought up the same as you
Father an alcoholic
Mother a whore
Don’t know what I’m looking for
No education, no hope
Life just a meaningless joke
I’m going to try pull myself out of it
I’m going to change my situation
Saw my dad beat my mom up
I threw him to the ground
He said “get out, get lost”
No longer his daughter
What do I care?
Working as a waitress
A good day’s work buys us bread
Keeps us going
One day at a time
The kids are starving
Got no other mom
My blistered feet
Remind me that I’m not like you
White trash
Not good enough for you
Stuck in a rut
I’m going to get out
Stuck in a rut
I’m going to make a name for myself
Stuck in a rut
I’m going to drag myself out of the dirt
Stuck in a rut
I’m still better than you
Some pansy kid born with a silver spoon
Stuck in your mouth
Determination
I hold the key
I’m going to change my situation
I’m going to get out.