From The Bottom Looking Down

From the Bottom Looking Down
Lucy Billings (Lucy Tunes Music, ASCAP)

He’s worked all his life, not prepared for this day
When nobody buys, no one is safe
He takes the news with his usual grace
The despair underneath doesn’t show on his face

[Chorus] Where am I supposed to go from the bottom looking down?
Searching for signs of hope, but they’re nowhere in this town
Do they do what they say and say what they do?
Is it just a big game of pretend?
What’s the point of walking the line
When turns out the same in the end?

The preacher comes by, says God will provide
Tell that to the bill collectors circling outside
I still go to church, try to keep my faith full
But it’s like pulling up tar from the bottom of a barrel

[Chorus]

It’s the 4th of July and all down the street
The red, white and blue floats on the breeze
Hard-working folks with an American dream
It’s not quite so clear just what that means

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