We've all seen the man begging for your change
But have you ever stopped to wonder what was his name
How'd he get here
What's got him down
Where's his family
Why aren't they around

I remember as a kid holding mommy's hand
That was the first time i ever met this man
Filthy face and dreadlocked grey beard
I remember being stuck between compassion and fear

"mommy can we stop and help this man"
Child there's a few thing's you dont understand
But if it make's you happy we can spare some change
Or buy this man an apple
"how'd you like that babe"

My mother thank god had a way with words
And as a child growing up she always calmed my nerves
But as time went on
She slowly lost that grip
Because we grow up hard
And we grew up quick

We've all seen the man begging for your change
But have you ever stopped to wonder what was his name
How'd he get here
What's got him down
Where's his family
Why aren't they around

Ive lost faith in the world around me
And its starting to take its toll
The pain and the loss in the streets around me
I swear im like a sponge to it all

As a kid during class i would daydream on
And let my mind freely flow like a zepplin song
Trying to work up ways that i could fix the sad
I finally found a way to free this man

I should find me a cape and a sidekick then
We can fly around the city creating peace in the land
Ridding all the poverty that two men can
Until the angst and the boredom of the people sets in

"so gather up the masses and a gas can
We'll be steady mobbin on this witch hunt then
We're gonna rid the evil on this sacred land
And we're gonna catch and burn ourselves a superman

Yeah we're gonna catch and burn ourselves a superman
Because its his fucking fault we're all equal and blan"

We've all seen the man begging for your change
But have you ever stopped to wonder what was his name
How'd he get here
What's got him down
Where's his family
Why aren't they around

We've all seen the man
We've all seen the man

Where's his family why aren't they around

We've all seen the man begging for your change
But have you ever stopped to wonder what was his name
How'd he get here
What's got him down
Where's his family
Why aren't they around