One time a man felt like something, working for honest pay But when you've got nothing, no one gives nothing Not even the time of day Chorus: Homeless and hungry: I've done everything that I could Heart broke and homeless and hungry, I will work for food There's her ramshackle shack in the mountains Where the bank nailed a note to the door Now I wandered the streets of your city, no home in this world no more The policeman asked me this morning, to pack up and be on my way Begging ain't no part of nothing; guess hard times are here to stay --- .