Man's Gotta Eat
Hungry Souls and Hollers: Logan Halstead's Tale of Survival
Lyrics
Out here selling my food stamps
Engaging in the sale of food stamps for financial survival.
Just to make ends meet
Sacrificing personal resources to meet basic needs.
All the time I've let slip by
Regret over the passage of time, possibly due to struggles.
Trying like hell to sleep
Fighting to find rest amidst challenges and difficulties.
All I've got in this life is a flat top and two left feet
Having only a guitar and limited dancing skills as possessions.
No streets of gold cause I've sold my soul
Rejecting a glamorous life in exchange for personal compromises.
But a man's gotta eat
Justifying unconventional choices by the necessity of survival.
Come down off my mountain
Descending from a place of isolation to a community of dishonest individuals.
To a holler of thieves
Surrounded by untrustworthy people in a disadvantaged area.
The copper wire that I've acquired
Displaying stolen copper wire as a means of makeshift success.
Is laid out at my feet
Having ill-gotten gains laid out in plain view.
Moonshine takes the place of wine and working for dirty deeds
Replacing traditional pleasures with moonshine and illicit activities.
If your tap ain't working ma'am
Expressing regret for malfunctioning services but highlighting survival priorities.
I'm sorry a man's gotta eat
Apologizing for one's actions with the justification of necessity.
Gotta few friends that made it
Observing the success of a few friends while acknowledging the majority left behind.
Most left behind
Noting the hardships faced by friends who were abandoned.
Crushed down in the coal mines
Describing the struggles of friends in dangerous coal mining jobs.
Or OD'ed down the line
Mentioning friends who succumbed to drug overdoses.
Livin on pills and welfare
Choosing a life dependent on pills and welfare, finding it bearable.
Ain't too bad for me
Expressing contentment despite challenges and societal judgments.
But the oxy's gone away now
Reflecting on the absence of a specific medication (oxycontin).
And a man's gotta eat
Reiterating the necessity of survival despite the challenges faced.
Said the oxy's gone away now
Confirming the unavailability of a particular medication.
And a man's gotta eat
Restating the imperative nature of meeting basic needs.
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