Poverty Playlist: “Mushaboom” by Feist
“But in the meantime I’ve got it hard
Second floor living without a yard
It may be years until the day
My dreams will match up with my pay
Old dirt road
Knee deep snow
Watching the fire as we grow old”
Poverty Playlist: “Train in Vain” by the Clash
“Now I got a job,
But it don’t pay.
I need new clothes,
I need somewhere to stay.
But without all of these things I can do,
But without your love I won’t make it through.”
Poverty Playlist: “Hard Times” by Patrick Wolf
“World at war
Final score
Media come and abhor us
As these are hard times
We’ll work harder, harder
Through these hard times
I’ll work harder, harder”
Poverty Playlist: “Please Mrs. Henry” by Bob Dylan
“Please, Missus Henry, Missus Henry, please!
I’m down on my knees
An’ I ain’t got a dime.”
Poverty Playlist: “Take out some insurance” by Jimmy Reed
You better get some insurance on me, baby.
Take out some insurance on me, baby.
‘Cause if ya ever, ever, said goodbye.
I’m gonna haul right off and die.
Poverty Playlist: “Another Saturday” by Stuart Murdoch
It’s another Saturday
I can’t see the calm for chaos
And a worldly body wilting
Under weights that can’t be lifted
Poverty Playlist: “The Box” by Johnny Flynn
Sweep my mess away
Leave my body, leave my bones
Leave me whole and leave my soul
Leave me nothing I don’t need at all
Nothing I don’t need at all
Poverty Playlist: “My Girls” by Animal Collective
With a little girl, and by my spouse
I only want a proper house
Poverty Playlist: “The River” by Bruce Springsteen
I got a job working construction for the Johnstown company,
But lately there ain’t been much work on account of the economy
Poverty Playlist: “Free Money” by Patti Smith
We’ll dream it, dream it for free, free money, free money
Poverty Playlist: “Interesting Drug” by Morrissey
There are some bad, bad people on the rise.
They’re saving their own skins by ruining people’s lives.
Bad, bad people on the rise.
Young married couple in debt– ever felt had?
Poverty Playlist: “Busted” by Johnny Cash
I got a cow that’s gone dry
And a hen that won’t lay
A big stack of bills that get bigger each day.
The county will haul my belongings away. I’m busted.
