Papas on the corner since 5:45
He's looking for a job trying to make it out alive
Mammas getting home now the suns coming up
Been working on the nightshift trying to change their luck
They do, do, do, do, do what they've got to do
Papa finds a crew jumps a pickup for a ride
Today is looking up if the law is on his side
Mammas up at 10, now the suns beating down
Takes the metro 92 to the shift downtown
They do, do, do, do, do what they've got to do
They do it for their children here, they do it for their family
Someone said it was a better life, most are here still waiting to see.
Abulitas in the kitchen wishes she was headin' home
But that's a one-way ticket down a one-way road
This is how it is and they're just getting by
But the kids will make a difference if they only can survive
They do, do, do, do, do what they've got to do
They do it for their children here, they do it for their family
Someone said it was a better life, most are here still waiting to see.
They do it for their children here, they do it for their family
Someone said it was a better life, most are here still waiting to see.
Most are here still waiting to see
Most are here still waiting to see
Most are here still waiting to see
Most are here still trying to believe