Jimmy got nothing made himself a name

With a gun that he polished for a rainy day

A smile and a quote from a vigilante movie

Our boy Jimmy just blew them all away

He said it made him crazy

Twenty five years living

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth



Sweet little baby on a big white doorstep

She needs her mother but her mother is dead

Just another hooker that the lucky can forget

Just another hooker

It happens everyday

She loved her little baby

But she couldn't bear to see her living

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth



I believe in the gods of America

I believe in the land of the free

But no one told me

No one told me

That the gods believe in nothing

So with empty hands I pray

And from day to hopeless day

They still don't see me

See me



Everybody talks about the new generation

Jump on the wagon or they'll leave you behind

But no one gave a thought to the rest of the nation

Like to help you buddy but I haven't got the time

Somebody shouted save me

But everybody started living

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth



There's a big white lady

On a big white doorstep

She asked her daddy and her daddy said yes

Has to give a little for the dollars that we get

Has to give a little they say its for the best

Somebody shouted maybe

But they kept on living

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth

Hand to mouth



So she ran to the arms of America

And she kissed the powers that be

And someone told me

Someone told me

That the gods believe in nothing

So with empty hands I pray

And I tell myself one day

They just might see me