My Life is Hard
My life is hard
I am a high school student
And I have to study for tons of tests.
I also have heaps of homework everyday,
And school continues to stress me out.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
I’m a multi-millionaire
And running so many businesses is hard.
I have to pay mountains of taxes
And my ex wife didn’t sign a prenup so she took half my money.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
I am a middle class man
And I have to leave my home because of rising rent costs.
I didn’t go to college just to sit in an office, bored to death.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
I’m a gay man.
And my parents disowned me for being who I am.
I deal with prejudice and homophobia everywhere I go
And getting called a “fag” humiliates me every time.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
I am a kid.
And my dad beats me everyday.
My mom left us to escape my dad’s abuse
And she left me behind.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
I am a single mother
And I work three jobs just so I can put a roof over my child’s head
My rent is three weeks due
And I don’t have enough money for my child’s new school supplies.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
Listen up, I am a gangster.
And I have to sling drugs just to make a living.
My daddy left my mommy when I was a little
And everyday I feel like I could get shot or jumped.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
I am an immigrant.
And I have to search the ends of the earth to find a job.
I came to America for opportunity and to pursue the American dream.
But I can’t even afford a cell phone.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
I’m a homeless man.
I lost my job, my house, my family
And I now have to live on the streets.
I have all kinds of diseases
And I could die any day now.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
I’m paralyzed.
I lost everything in a car accident
And I can’t even move anything besides my eyelids.
I miss the sound of my voice, I miss running, I miss my life.
I wish the car crash had killed me.
My life is hard.
You think your life is hard?
I am a kid in a third world country.
I have no education
And I have to drink dirty river water to live.
My family has to dumpster dive for food,
And I have diseases that we can’t afford to treat
My life is hard.
My life is hard.
I am a high school student
And I have to study for tons of tests.
I also have heaps of homework everyday,
And school continues to stress me out.
But I guess my life isn’t that bad.
