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Maureen's out on the street again
Didn't get the job cause she missed her appointment
She don't know if the kids are fed
They've got holes in her shoes and the cold's coming quick now
The power's off, the bill's ain't paid, gotta jump the box from the neighbor's apartment
Space heaters and welfare checks are as good as it gets in the land of hard lessons
Don't talk to me if you ain't got the answers I need
Yeah I've got problems
Can't you see I'm trying to solve them?
Broke it off with the man in her life, finally got the courage to pack it up and leave
She keeps saying she'll be alright but in her mind does she really believe it?
Long lines on Piedmont Street but if you hang around you might get a bed there
Turn around and don't look back, you've got a piece of your life so take it and run now
Don't talk to me if you ain't got the answers I need
Yeah I've got problems
Can't you see I'm trying to solve them?
The sun is shining on you
Maureen, may all your dreams come true
Broke it off with the man in her life you know she ain't got nothing better
Yeah you know she don't but she keeps on believing
The sun is shining on you
Maureen may all your dreams come true
Didn't get the job cause she missed her appointment
She don't know if the kids are fed
They've got holes in her shoes and the cold's coming quick now
The power's off, the bill's ain't paid, gotta jump the box from the neighbor's apartment
Space heaters and welfare checks are as good as it gets in the land of hard lessons
Yeah I've got problems
Can't you see I'm trying to solve them?
She keeps saying she'll be alright but in her mind does she really believe it?
Long lines on Piedmont Street but if you hang around you might get a bed there
Turn around and don't look back, you've got a piece of your life so take it and run now
Yeah I've got problems
Can't you see I'm trying to solve them?
Maureen, may all your dreams come true
Yeah you know she don't but she keeps on believing
Maureen may all your dreams come true
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A song sympathizing with the poor in this country who try their hardest to succeed against difficult odds.
Hard not to love this song. I came out of one of these sorts of areas (no longer there, thank God. It'll change my perspective on life, which is good, but stay too long and it simply ruins your life), so it - like many Murphys songs about being underpaid/overworked/poor, it just works for me. That and the music is awesome, of course.
As for what it's about, yeah - it's about trying to pull yourself out of a rut and having trouble.