Hand To Mouth Lyrics - Joan Baez

Jimmy got nothing 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 living hand to mouth 

Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth 

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 bear to see her living hand to mouth 

Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth 

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She believed in the gods of America 

She believed in the land of the free 

But no one told her 

That the gods believe in nothing 

So with empty hands she prayed 

And from day to hopeless day 

They still don't see her 

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 

I'd like to help you buddy, but I haven't got the time 

Somebody shouted save me 

But everybody started living hand to mouth 

Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth 

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There's a big white lady 

On a big white doorstep 

She asked her daddy and her daddy said yes 

Have to give a little for the dollars that we get 

Have to give a little - 

They say it's for the best 

Somebody shouted 

Maybe 

But they keep on living from her hand to mouth 

Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth 

So she ran to the arms of America 

And she kissed the powers that be 

And someone told me 

That the gods believe in nothing 

So with empty arms I pray 

And I tell myself 

One day 

They just might see me...