Junior Brown – They Don’t Choose to Live That Way Lyrics

They Don't Choose to Live That Way Lyrics

Their house is made of cardboard
And the street is where they lay
Their children beg for money
To make it through another day
When they can find a paying job
They'll find a place to stay
It's sad to say that people think
They choose to live that way

Folks think if you're on the street
It's some big happy family
The drunks, the losers, looney tunes
And demons in the night
And when good people lose their home
They're treated like they want to roam
But all they ever did was let the payments get behind
They don't choose to live that way
And you don't choose to change your mind

There's a certain attitude
That some folks seem to have today
Who always had good food to eat
And a decent place to stay
It really gets me angry
When I hear those people say
That homeless folks don't want a home
They choose to live that way

Folks think if you're on the street
It's some big happy family
The drunks, the losers, looney tunes
And demons in the night
And when good people lose their home
They're treated like they want to roam
But all they ever did was let the payments get behind
They don't choose to live that way
And you don't choose to change your mind
Change your mind

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