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
I believe in the gods of America
I believe in the land of the free
But 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
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 living hand to mouth
Hand to mouth, hand to mouth, hand to mouth
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 living from 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 hands I pray
And I tell myself one day
They just might see me
They just might see me
Prevod pesme
Džimi ništa nema, stvorio je sebi ime
Pištoljem kojeg je uglancao za crne dane
Osmehom i citatima iz filmova o građanskim stražama
Naš lik Džimi ih je prosto pobio
Kaže da ga je sludelo
Dvadeset pet godina života od danas do sutra
Od danas do sutra, od danas do sutra, od danas do sutra
Slatka mala bebica na velikom belom pragu
Treba joj mamica ali njena mama je mrtva
Samo još jedna kurva koju oni koji imaju sreće lako zaborave
Samo još jedna kurva, to je svakodnevna pojava
Ona je svoju malu bebicu volela
Ali nije mogla podneti da je gleda kako živi od danas do sutra
Od danas do sutra, od danas do sutra, od danas do sutra
Ja verujem u bogove Amerike
Ja verujem u zemlju slobodnih
Ali niko mi nije rekao
Da ti bogovi ni u šta ne veruju
Tako se ja praznih ruku molim
I, iz dana u beznadni dan
Oni me i dalje ne vide
Svi pričaju o novoj generaciji
Uskoči u voz ili će te ostaviti iza sebe
Ali niko nije mislio na ostatak nacije
Voleo bih da ti pomognem druže, ali nemam vremena
Neko je viknuo, “Spasi me”
Ali svi su počeli živeti od danas do sutra
Od danas do sutra, od danas do sutra, od danas do sutra
Ima jedna velika bela dama na velikom belom pragu
Pitala je svog tatu a tata je rekao, “Da”
Mora se nešto dati za dolare koje dobijamo
Mora se nešto dati, kažu da je tako najbolje
Neko je viknuo, “Moždae”
Ali nastavili su da žive od danas do sutra
Od danas do sutra, od danas do sutra, od danas do sutra
Tako da je pojurila u naručje Amerike
I dala se moćnicima
A neko mi je rekao
Da ti bogovi ne veruju ni u šta
I tako se ja praznih ruku molim
I govorim sebi da će me jednog dana
Oni možda primetiti
Oni možda primetiti