When the lights go out, then the roaches come out
Poor ghetto child, covered by roaches while he sleep
And I say oh- oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
Oh-oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
Mother working hard, father working hard, still cant make ends meet
Still theres no food on the table, oh no
Mother working hard, father working hard, night and day
Still theres no food on the table, oh no
And I say oh- oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
Oh-oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
When the lights go out, then the roaches come out
Poor ghetto child, covered by roaches while he sleep, well then
And I say oh- oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
Oh-oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
Living in poverty yes, its a shame, a dog on shame
Children dying of hunger, yea no clothes on their backs no shoes on their feet
And I say oh- oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
Oh-oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
We living in poverty children crying hungry
Roaches crawling, roof is falling
Mother working hard, father working hard
Light go out the roaches come out
We living in poverty children crying hungry
And I say oh- oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
Oh-oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord
Oh-oh, Oh what a feeling
When you are poor who feels it knows it Lord