Rags Rags to Rags

Verse 1: Loaded up the pickup with our hopes and dreams Heading for the promised land, or so it seems They said the grass was greener on the other side But all we found was crabgrass and our pride to swallow in a beat up ol' doublewide Chorus: Rags to rags, that's our family tree Working our fingers to the bone just to be Right back where we started, no better than before In this rags to rags world, we're always keeping score Verse 2: Minimum wage, maximum sweat on our brow Stretching every nickel, living on beans and cornbread now Two jobs, three jobs, still can't get ahead This ain't the better life the TV talking heads have said (Repeat Chorus) Bridge: They sell us on bootstrap philosophy But our boots are held together with baling wire, can't you see? Round and round this pig pen we run Chasing a blue ribbon that ain't ever won Verse 3: New town, same story, different day Poverty don't care if you're from hollers or clay From Appalachia to the Delta, it's all the same tune In this rags to rags world, we're howling at the moon (Repeat Chorus) Outro: So here we stand, in our patched overalls Heads held high, though life's got us by the overall straps Rags to rags, but our spirit's still kicking In this world of empty promises, we keep on ticking