Produced by Polarity/1
D.A.V.: rap
P/1: track
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He had time. Had the world in his pocket
You never rock it chilly chilly smooth
Never tip the tip the ship the ship
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
20 years drinkin' beers slappin' backs
One vacation one heart attack
Honest work honest pay honest town
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Just an American lad and his lassie
20 years poppin' rivets in a chassis
American dream died in its sleep
Kids go hungry when you get the pink sheet
Your luck is down they closed the plant
We get laid off Bob gets paid off
Whatcha gonna say when you get home
It's winter in America chills to the bone
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CHORUS: It's winter in America.
                Chills to the bone
                It's winter in America
                You're on your own
                The devil wants you on the phone
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You walk the streets all day
Three months no job no pay
You believe the system works for you
But it's power lunch and you're the beef stew
Your wife out lookin' for a slave
Four kids sittin' home alone
You tried to raise em right
Before you know they'll be suckin' on a crack pipe
Feelin' weak like a gun at your back
Kids go hungry while Bob's kids have a Big Mac
Ok just chill
You know this won't last long
Word to the president
He says there's nothing wrong
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CHORUS: It's winter in America.
                Chills to the bone
                It's winter in America
                You're on your own
                The devil wants you on the phone
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Birth to your fifth child
Her hunger screams are wild
What's 20 years in the union for?
Congratulations you're one of the poor
Pray to the lord for a friend
Empty pockets tell you to fend for yourself
Put your self respect on a shelf
It's the last of your wealth you'll get no help
Initiation to the welfare line
Emasculation complete you're beat
Broke down cryin'
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CHORUS: It's winter in America.
                Chills to the bone
                It's winter in America
                You're on your own
.............The devil wants you on the phone
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Two years pass, your pride is gone
Your wife is silent, the bank took your home
Remember times when her body felt warm
Now the look in her eyes
could scare away a snow storm
Children cryin' pounds your brain
Politician says, "The union's to blame"
You dream about politicians one night
You blast em with an Uzi
like 1,000 points of light
Wake up from the dream feelin' fine
Spend your last dollar on a nine
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CHORUS: It's winter in America.
                Chills to the bone
                It's winter in America
                You're on your own
                It's winter in America
                You lose your home
                The devil wants you on the phone
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There ain't no time to grieve
Your kids look crazy they tug at your sleeve
Your wife's eyes stab at your heart
You're up like a bomb, smack her down - depart
It's the first time you ever hit your girl
You think about the gun the mother of pearl
Your brain's on fire your legs can't stand
Is this really you
with a gun in your hand?
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CHORUS: It's winter in America
                Chills to the bone
                It's winter in America
                 You're on your own
                 It's winter in America You lose your home
                 The devil wants you on the phone
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Seven winds blow through the town
Seven shots and the flesh is torn
Seven people dead in the Detroit dawn
Somewhere out there's seven new people born
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CHORUS: It's winter in America.
                Chills to the bone
                It's winter in America.
                Chills to the bone
                It's winter in America.
                Chills to the bone