The story of my life, homeless, nowhere to go, no homeboys, no girlfriends, I'm on my
own. The shelters are all overcrowded. Thank God I found me a vacant,
abandoned home. I no longer have to brush my teeth in the street or use a
public bathroom. I can get dressed right inside my own house.
My shopping cart is like a tool that I use. When I collect stuff off the street,
my clans, my cans and bottles, I put them in there. My shopping cart, that's what I
use as my tool.
Times is hard, I wish it had to be like this. I gotta stay focused. I'm hungry, but
I don't got no money. Oh man, my favorite soup kitchen line right next to the park.
I can eat for free. They look forward to seeing me coming. Food is hot, some tea.
That's all I need to put a nice smile on my face. Oh well, time to go. Now it's
time to get back focused. Me and my shopping cart. Gotta go to the library.
Gotta do my own homework. Gotta get in those books and learn what they learn.
No one's gonna tell me this for free. I gotta educate myself. Gotta break
through. Homelessness has been demonstrated on people of color to cause an economic injustice.
Wait for this train. Me and my shopping cart.
Sit down below, focus, relax. It's for a few minutes. Just thinking. Time to move on.
I go through the garbage. Somebody think it's disgusting. But it's my nine to five.
That's what I do. Block to block. Can to can. Always on the move. Me and my shopping cart.
Cans and bottles is how I survive. Don't need to go to college for that. I am a
little hungry. There's a line. Oh man, I hate to see brothers laid out on the
ground. Thank God I'm still alive. Getting tired. Let me get on the train now.
About time they come.
Working, picking up cans. I'm constantly eating. All night, every day. It's not
easy when you're broke. Trying to fight off homelessness. You're constantly thinking.
I'm on the move.
Just tired now. Yeah, right. You won't catch me this time. Don't gotta sleep on your bench.
It's always about money in this big city. Time to go. Can't give up. I'm gonna make it.
