Desperate Man

you've got your life
and it is hanging by a string
tired of searching
for that lost american dream

times are tight
and money is running low

but the faces are there
the mouths to feed
its hard to face them every night

cause the days get older
the night grows colder
something has got to change
they say the strong survive
the weak are denied
so today I make my stand

put your hands in the air
i'm a desperate man today
put the money in the bag
dont make me blow you away
cause my family needs me
just like yours needs you
got to see this through
so please dont move
or I'll kill you


people dont listen
when you tell them what to do
i said dont move
and everything will be so cool
but the guns were drawn
the shots were fired
I took one in the heart

now my family has lost
the only one
who provided food each day
I wasnt thinking too clear
was it out of fear?
that my family should eat each day

put your hands in the air
i'm a desperate man today
put the money in the bag
dont make me blow you away
cause my family needs me
just like yours needs you
got to see this through
why did move


I never could have shot you
with an unloaded gun
but its too late
to change this day