Desperation Blues

I remember the life I used to live
Government stamps and relatives
Livin' in a tent down by the cliff
Desperation Blues
Eating lunch out of a garbage can
My board shorts were the only clothes I had
They told me I never had a chance now
Desperation Blues
You know the blind can’t lead the blind
Must be an escape that we can find
It ain’t a bottle or a pipe
No, no
You know it’s hard to see the signs
Day by day they pass us by
It’s time to open up our eyes
Oh, Oh
I won’t give up
I won’t give up on you
These dreams we share
Someday they’re gonna come true
So I don’t wanna see you cryin'
It’s only dark until the sun starts risin'
I won’t give up
I won’t give up on you
I won’t give up on you
The waves were, my only salvation
We were living off the plantation
My papa was incarceration now
Desperation Blues
Sand and trees were my only friends
'Cause mom’s forgot to pay the rent, oh no
I thought this life would never end
Desperation Blues
You know the blind can’t lead the blind
Must be an escape that we can find
It ain’t a bottle or a pipe
No, no
You know it’s hard to see the signs
Day by day they pass us by
It’s time to open up our eyes
Oh, Oh
I won’t give up
I won’t give up on you
These dreams we share
Someday they’re gonna come true
So I don’t wanna see you cryin'
It’s only dark until the sun starts risin'
I won’t give up
I won’t give up on you
I won’t give up on you