Mr. President

I'm so hungry, haven't eaten for days now
I can't focus, I tend to space out
The pawn shop's got my CD player
And I pay a bill or two that way
The landlord is about to evict me
So I creep through the hallway quickly
I leave the mail in a pile on the floor
In case the bastard peeks through the door
The situation's getting worse by the hour
I wrestle roaches the size of rats in the shower

But don't cry, Mr. President
I won't lie, the danger's evident
And I'm fine except for some tenants
Go back to sleep now
Don't cry, Mr. President
I won't lie, the danger's evident
And I'm fine but I just can't pay the rent
Just count your sheep now
Go back to sleep now

My mom has started to fear all strangers
The neighborhood she says is getting too dangerous
She's too afraid to even go to the store
She says there's junkies outside her door
And she's convinced that they're all out to get her
She's too afraid to even open up her letters
So if you can look into this ASAP
I know you're a busy man but please help me
The situation's getting worse by the minute
I'm eating rock hard bread with rat droppings in it

But don't cry, Mr. President
I won't lie, the danger's evident
And I'm fine except for some tenants
Go back to sleep now
Don't cry, Mr. President
I won't lie, the danger's evident
And I'm fine but I just can't pay the rent
Just count your sheep now
Go back to sleep now

And when we go to clubs we don't always get in
'Cause according to the bouncer we don't fit in
So we're stuck on park benches sitting
Drinking as the temperature just keeps sinking
The social worker hands me a folder
But we're not growing older, we're growing colder
Frustrated with a bottle of gin in the hand
Guess you can only begin to imagine, man
That the situation's getting worse every second
I'm lucky to reach middle age now I reckon

But don't cry, Mr. President
I won't lie, the danger's evident
And I'm fine except for some tenants
Go back to sleep now
Don't cry, Mr. President
I won't lie, the danger's evident
And I'm fine but I just can't pay the rent
Just count your sheep now
Go back to sleep now

Don't cry, Mr. President
I won't lie, the danger's evident
And I'm fine except for some tenants
Go back to sleep now

Don't cry, Mr. President
I won't lie, the danger's evident
And I'm fine but I just can't pay the rent
Just count your sheep now
Go back to sleep now