The People

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Joelistics] Look into my eyes, we used to tell me what you see We could be the same, but holding different company Always twitching, I'm away, but clamored, I am free And I have paid my debt but to a good society Long ago, I was a father to a family With a heavy burden made it pain upon me I do what I must do to fill the mouths that I must feed With my final gamble, put the chains around my feet [Chorus: Joelistics & Count Bounce] We hold something, we have nothing All of us are lost and holding on We hold something, we have nothing All of our dreams and hopes are all but gone [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2: Joelistics] Punishment for what I've done was harsh beyond belief Sentenced for my crime, I was transported overseas Time became a cruel one, careless, cold heart enemy The faces of my children, just a distant memory Fill my glass with whiskey while the silent night is cold From where I've gone to where I am, the story we just told What a strange and awful harvest from the seeds I have sown What was once my penitentiary is now my home [Chorus: Joelistics & Count Bounce] We hold something, we have nothing All of us are lost and holding on We hold something, we have nothing All of our dreams and hopes are all but gone