is this your life jackie brown
poorly educated and forced to live
on the poor side of town
is this your daughter jackie brown
this pretty little girl in worn out clothes
that have been hand me down
is this your wife jackie brown
sad blue eyes walking on eggshells
so you don't see a frown
is this your family jackie brown
dream a vacation on our mountain stream
and giving the world more than it gave you
what ugly truths freedom brings
and it hasn't been very kind to you
and your family jackie brown
is this your meal jackie brown
barely enough i've seen people throw more than this out
is this your home jackie brown
this three room shack with no running water
and the bathroom out back
is this your great jacket brown
this little piece of limestone says
another desperate man took himself out
is this your dream jackie brown
going nowhere and nowhere fast
we shame ourselves to watch people like this live
but who gives a damn about jackie brown
just another lazy man who couldn't take
what was his one hell of a life jackie brown
forevermore jackie brown
amen amen jackie brown