Cars and Refrigerators Lyrics

Daddy's out workin' but he'll be home later

At the yard he's scrappin' cars and refrigerators

He's cashin' in on some copper wire

Says he found it up in Redbird after a trailer fire

Now I ain't saying that theivins alright

But some folks do whatever they can to survive

Tryin' to find a way ahead when you's left behind

Is hard when you got no schoolin' and they're closing the mines

Momma stays home in a dirty trailer

Raisin' babies and cuttin' coupons out of the paper

She had four more to follow after her first kid

Cause the more youngins you got the more money they give

Now I ain't sayin' it's fair to be abusin' the system

But the money comin' ins the only thing that keeps 'em a livin'

But a youngin comin' long just to get you a check

Ain't gonna have a shot at nothin' when nothin's all that's left

Brother pops pills like his back is broke

Cause he likes gettin' high but can't legally smoke

Worry and fear run through momma's head

Like if he ends up in prison or someone finds him dead

Now I ain't sayin' it's fine to snort your life away

But to say he's addicted by choice that's a bold thing to say

How strong can something be to make you steal from your kin

Well that's a hellish vice that I hope no one's ever caught in

Daddy's out workin' but he'll be home later

At the yard he scrappin' cars and refrigerators