Spare a Dime - Intellectual

[Chorus]

I don't give a fuck and I don't pay taxes

I got medicaid prescription glasses

Wanna buy some lortab, 5 bucks a piece

The doctor gave 'em to me when I lost my wisdom teeth

A leader will deceive you every time you hear 'em speak

And keep you in the gutter, I've been starving for a week

So listen to my story, if you got the time

Hey and by the way, brother, can you spare a dime?

[Verse 1]

I lament the times of days long past

It was all good, but the world moves so fast

And now it drags on, and when the luxuries are all gone

Are you able to deliver when you're called upon?

It seems we've got to settle and live with what we've got

Even if you're living out of a car in a parking lot

Or crashing on a couch through the kindness of a friend

It seems ridiculous to sit through this and still pretend

That we live the dream, that we're making cream

But on a closer look, what you see ain't what it seems

'Cause in reality, we're barely able to get by

And if you let it, they can keep you there until you die

Yet it's worth a try, and if you make the mark

But if you miss it then you're back to living in the dark

Without the cash to put a bulb in the socket

Get a loan from a drone, now you're back in their pocket

My expense is low, but the price is high

And though I'm working hard, it's getting harder to get by

Living modestly, delegating every cent

And still a match to scratch the cash enough to pay for rent

Despite the aggravation, you set a destination

So now it's back to school to try and get an education

I could study hard, but what do I see?

A hundred fifty bucks a textbook, you've got to be kidding me

[Chorus]

I don't give a fuck and I don't pay taxes

I got medicaid prescription glasses

Wanna buy some lortab, 5 bucks a piece

The doctor gave 'em to me when I lost my wisdom teeth

A leader will deceive you every time you hear 'em speak

And keep you in the gutter, I've been starving for a week

So listen to my story, if you got the time

Hey and by the way, brother, could you spare a dime?

[Verse 2]

I'm not a victim, just a product of environment

I know my father's gonna work through his retirement

I know my mother's gonna live out her days

Thanking god for any job paying minimum wage

I know there's no chance of any assurance

No doctor visits, no health insurance

PIP or dental, my furniture is rental

My dinner is a winner, ramen noodles, oriental

My life is detrimental, but what can you do?

If you understand the lyrics then you're feeling this too

And they say that we can make a difference, but you gotta ask

Why it is that every politician wears a mask?

Why it is that every president's the same?

And yet we get so patriotic when we're playing the game

But if you don't give a fuck, then fuck it

And if you do, whatever you do is just another drop in the bucket

[Chorus]

'Cause I don't give a fuck and I don't pay taxes

I got medicaid prescription glasses

Wanna buy some lortab, 5 bucks a piece

The doctor gave 'em to me when I lost my wisdom teeth

A leader will deceive you every time you hear 'em speak

And keep you in the gutter, I've been starving for a week

So listen to my story, if you got the time

Say and by the way, brother, can you spare a dime?

'Cause I don't give a fuck and I don't pay taxes

I got medicaid prescription glasses

Wanna buy some lortab, 5 bucks a piece

The doctor gave 'em to me when I lost my wisdom teeth

A leader will deceive you every time you hear 'em speak

And keep you in the gutter, I've been starving for a week

So listen to my story, if you got the time

Say and by the way, brother, can you spare a dime?

[Outro]

Say and by the way, brother, can you spare a dime?