He was a bebopper, he came and left her life He smacked her 'round a bit, she cut herself with kitchen knives Then the police they came and took those kids away Away from the trailer park, now I can hear the neighbors say As we went away What a mess, oh what a mess All those kids are poor white trash Run away and leave today All you've ever been is poor white trash And then I had a job but soon I had to quit My boss he had a mouth that hung open a little bit His tiny view of life depressed and swallowed me I dreamed of something more, deep down inside I felt this way But I couldn't say What a mess, oh what a mess All those kids are poor white trash Run away and leave today All you've ever been is poor white trash What a mess, oh what a mess All those kids are poor white trash Run away and leave today All you've ever been is poor white What a mess, oh what a mess All those kids are poor white trash Run away and leave today All you've ever been is poor white All you've ever been is poor white All you've ever been is poor white trash