Seven in the morning standin in a line Three fools in the front of me drinkin on some wine Two in the back of me lookin kinda short And one in back of them beggin for a newport There's 4 or 5 suckers way way in the back Stooped down low in the crowd smokin' crack They're lookin at me funny cause I got a record out And a brotha with a record out supposed to have some clout A 4th of the people in the line need help The other 4th of that half can't help theyself But the other 4th of the people haven't been fed And all of the rest are messed up in the head A baldhead stank bod is about to make me laugh And a brother who need a bath is askin for my autograph Ain't nothin changed but the time I got to get mine So I'm standin in the county line.
I walk through the front door fill out my app Here comes anotha sap askin if I rap I don't say a word cause he know that I do I'm down with the maad ass you know who I take a number and a seat I'm sweatin' from the heat Somebody got their shoes off I smell they feet My number is 80 they're still on 20 I look uo at the clock and now its 10:30 Free butter and cheese oh please oh please Can I get my food stamps so I can leave I got money and a car but they don't know it Now they ask a gang of questions cause I told em I was homeless I'm living in a car out back in the alley But I used to shack up with a trick named Salley Line after line rough is the time My life is in a bind Oh I'm standing in the county line.
I'm sittin at a desk talking to a social worker She thinks I'm a fool but I know that I can work her She wants to know what kind of work do I do I said I haven't worked since 1982 I can't find a job though I looked and I looked Took one hit of the crack and I was hooked
She's sittin' there wondering when-I'll get to the point And the whole time I'm wishing I could get to the front Job search work fare project that's next And in a few weeks I'll get my check Now I got to wait for them to call me to the window So I can get a voucher for the hotel and the bus yo It's 5:13 by the clock on the wall Bum for some change so I could make a phone call Shits gettin harder that times in '29 That's why so many homies is standin' in the county line.
