3 Chords used in the song: Dm, F, C
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1. We've all seen the man at the liquor store beggin' for your change,
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The hair on his face is dirty, dreadlocked and full of mange.
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He asked the man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes,
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"Get a job, you fuckin' slob", 's all he replied.
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God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes,
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'cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the blues.
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Then you really might know what it's like,
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then you really might know what it's like.
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Then you really might know what it's like,
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then you really might know what it's like.
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2. Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom, who said he was in love,
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he said, "Don't worry about a thing baby doll,
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I'm the man you've been dreamin' of !"
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But three months later he said he won't date her or return her call,
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And she swears, "God damn if I find that man I'm cuttin' off his balls!"
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And she heads for the clinic,
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and she gets some static walkin' through the doors.
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They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner,
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and they call her a whore.
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God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes,
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'cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose.
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Then you really might know what it's like,
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then you really might know what it's like.
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Then you really might know what it's like,
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then you really might know what it's like.
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I've seen a rich man beg, I've seen a good man sin,
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I've seen a tough man cry.Dm
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I've seen a loser win, and a sad man grin, I heard an honest man lie.Dm
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I've seen the good side of bad, and the down side of up,
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and everything between.Dm
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I licked the silver spoon, drank from the golden cup,
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smoked the finest green.Dm
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I stroked daddies dimes at least a couple of times,
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before I broke their heart.Dm
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You know where it ends, yo, it usually depends on where you start.
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3. I knew this kid named Max, he used to get fat stacks
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out on the corner with drugs.
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He liked to hang out late at night, liked to get shit faced,
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and keep pace with thugs.
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Until late one night there was a big gun fight, Max lost his head,
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he pulled out his chrome .45, talked some shit, and wound up dead.
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Now his wife and his kids are caught in the midst of all of his pain,
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you know it crumbles that way, at least that's what they say,
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when you play the game
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God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news,
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'cause then you really might know what it's like to have to lose.
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Then you really might know what it's like,
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then you really might know what it's like.
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Then you really might know what it's like,
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to have to lose.
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About this song: What It's Like
"What It's Like" is a single from Everlast's 1998 album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. The song is typical of the style Everlast embraced after leaving hip-hop trio House of Pain, being a combination of rock, hip-hop and blues incorporating characterization and empathy towards impoverished protagonists. The song went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for one week and #1 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks for nine weeks.[1] It also peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the singer's only solo Top 40 hit on the US pop chart to date.