People Like Us Songtext
von The Eastern

He had a half-finished tribal tattoo from the 1990s
Said I got 30 more years of sitting round here living on my knees
Well I work for a man who works for
A man who doesn′t even know my name
I guess it'd be easier if I had someone I could blame
She said you remember when I used to wear my eyes
Hanging out of the back of the holes in my jeans
Well now I′m christen 40 and I'm wondering what this life means
Said my honey my girl don't you fret don′t you fear
One of these days we might make it outta here
She replied you know we probably won′t
People like us just don't
You know we probably won′t
People like us just don't
She had a tattoo on her right arm that
Spelled she was born to be a wife
But on a Tuesday before dog day she goes to vacuum
Clean and buy new shoes for her youngest child
Well her and their father go out drinking to
The Bishopdale Tavern where amongst nights


Well they come home lock the kids in the
Bedroom and then they take turns starting fights
When the oldest says to the youngest don′t you fret don't you fear
One of these days I might make it outta here
The youngest said but you probably won′t
People like us just don't
You know you probably won't
People like us just don′t
He said you remember when I took you down to the showgrounds that year
When you rode the spinning tower you looked so
Pretty you had your eyes closed up in the air
She looks across the visiting families
The iron doors the tattooed tears
She just sighs and replies well I guess yeah
He said honey my girl don′t you fret don't you fear
One of these days I might make it outta here
She said you know you probably won′t
People like us just don't
You know you probably won′t
People like us just don't
She said she′d never been to a Coromandel
Beach for a holiday in all her life
Some people in this country don't get to
Do that it ain't some inalienable right
Well her and her husband see how they′ll be cleaning offices at night
With pretty willing workers most of whom who are probably white
Well her and see her working ten times harder well for ten times less
They′re just going after seven get it
Done they don't complain about the mess
See her says my beauty my love don′t you fret don't you fear
One of these days we might make it outta here
Said my beauty my love don′t you fret don't you fear
One of these days we might make it outta here