[Verse 1]
Jimmy Got Nothin' made himself a name
With a gun that he polished for a rainy day
A smile and a quote from a vigilante movie
Our boy Jimmy just blew them all away
He said it made him crazy
Twenty five years livin' hand to mouth
Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth

[Verse 2]
Sweet little baby on a big white doorstep
She needs her mother, but her mother is dead
Just another hooker that the lucky can forget
Just another hooker, it happens everyday
She loved her little baby
But she couldn't bare to see her livin' hand to mouth

[Refrain]
Hand to mouth
Hand to mouth
Hand to mouth

[Chorus]
I believe in the gods of America (America, America)
I believe in the land of the free (The free, the free)
But no one told me (No one told me) that the gods believe in nothing
So with empty hands I pray
And from day to hopeless day
They still don't see me (See me)
[Verse 3]
Everybody talks about the new generation
Jump on the wagon or they'll leave you behind
But no one gave a thought to the rest of the nation
"Like to help you buddy, but I haven't got the time"
Somebody shouted, "Save me!"
But everybody started livin' hand to mouth

[Refrain]
Hand to mouth
Hand to mouth
Hand to mouth

[Verse 4]
There's a big white lady on a big white doorstep
She asked her daddy and her daddy said, "Yes"
Has to give a little for the dollars that we get
Has to give a little, they say it's for the best
Somebody shouted, "Maybe"
But they kept on livin' from hand to mouth

[Refrain]
Hand to mouth
Hand to mouth
Hand to mouth
[Chorus]
So she ran to the arms of America (America, America)
And she kissed the powers that be
And someone told me (Someone told me) that the gods believe in nothing
So with empty hands I pray
And I tell myself one day, they just might see me
They just might see me