Geo Friend-Lee - Food Stamps lyrics

I was an 11 year old kid playing Sega, When my grandmother sent me to the corner Bodega, with a piece of white money paper, I paused the game and asked to keep the change, But, what happened next will forever be ingrained in my brain,(pause) As I stood in the aisle, next to the potato chips and dip, I see this pretty girl named Chris, Now Chris was always dressed in the best, her parents were taught to invest, she had the olympic air jordans, Tommy Hilfiger set, and a north face vest, I was so impressed, Me, I was shy, and 5 years younger, so I didn't say hi, I wanted to just admire from a distance, So I stood in the back to watch and listen, Then my older brother entered the store, reached into his pocket, grabbed his wallet and something fell on the floor, It was a pack of white paper money, Chris picked it up and gave it back, She said, "That's funny", Then she pulled out a green paper 20, And says. "This is the money that you get when your parents have a real job, Boy you are on food stamps, coupons," I looked down at my hand, and Started to sob, "The Haves and The Have Nots"(pause) There I was, Next to the honey buns with the cinnamon swirls An inner city kid living in A Different World. Standing in the back of the store, it was too obvious to ignore, The first time I realized we were poor.