Assistance from Thriftstore Cowboys by Nik Flagstar and his Dirty Mangy Dogs

She was pregnant before she left high school.
Then again with another man’s child.
Then after four years on welfare, she decided that she’d get a
job.
But someone said, “This one’s a starter,”
And “she don’t deserve to get paid”,
Enough to feed her little babies.
So she spent everything that she made,
On bills and on food and on rent,
But it wasn’t enough to get by,
So she had to go back on assistance,
So her two little girls could survive.
Now her mom’s got ‘em Tuesday through Friday,
‘Cause her boss cut her hours at work,
So he wouldn’t have to pay healthcare,
Like it’s some kinda luxury perk.
So she had to move into her daddy’s
Four room trailer to save on the rent.
But every damn dime she held onto,
Paid for his medical equipment.
So the years went by,
And the girls grew up,
And they grew more expensive too,
She started thinkin’ ‘bout a bullet and a gun,
And the terrible thing she might do.
But then it was her oldest daughter’s
Sophomore year of High School,
And they found our she was pregnant.

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