Intro :
People say it doesn't exist
'Cause no one would like to admit
That there is a city undergro und
Where people live everyday
Off the waste and decay
Off the discards of their fellow m an
Here in subcity life is har d
We can't receive any g overnment re lief
I'd like to please give Mr. President my h onest r egards
For disrega rding me
They say there's too much crim e in these city streets
My sentiment s exactly
Government and big business ho ld the purse strings
When I worked I worked i n the factories
I'm at the mercy o f the world
I gues s I'm lucky to be alive
Here in subcity life is har d
We can't receive any g overnment re lief
I'd like to please give Mr. President my h onest r egards
For disrega rding me
They say we've fallen through the cracks
They say the system works but we won't let it
Help I guess they never stop to think
We m ight not just want handouts
But a way to make an honest li ving
Living this ain't l iving
Here in subcity life is har d
We can't receive any g overnment re lief
I'd like to please give Mr. President my h onest r egards
For disrega rding me
What did I d o deserve this
Had my trust in god
Worked every day of my life
Thought I had some guarantees
That's what I thought
At lea st that's what I t hought
Here in subcity life is har d
We can't receive any g overnment re lief
I'd like to please give Mr. President my h onest r egards
For disrega rding me
Last night I had another restless sleep
Wondering what tomorrow might bring
Last night I dreamed
A cold blue light was shining down on me
I screamed myself awake
Thought I must be dying
Though t I mu st be dying
Here in subcity life is har d
We can't receive any g overnment re lief
I'd like to please give Mr. President my h onest r egards
For disrega rding me
