[Verse 1]
Sandpaper sidewalk in the city
Cardboard sign that reads 'God bless'
Five gallon drum made out of plastic
You can figure out the rest
And I've got a dollar in my purse
But I'm scared to look him in the eye
So he plays the rhythm of my footsteps
As I keep on walking by

[Chorus]
I don't know what I'm so afraid of
Ain't flesh and blood what we're all made of?
Nothing that I can say or do makes me superior to you
Or any worse
But I've got a dollar in my purse

[Verse 2]
We make excuses why we couldn't
Stop for a second and do right
If he's got a drinking problem
How does that help me sleep at night?
And it's a cold world that we live in
Whеre the ones that wе put first
Ain't so much the ones who need it
But they've got a dollar in their purse

[Chorus]
And I don't know what we're so afraid of
Ain't flesh and blood what we're all made of?
Nothing that I can say or do makes me superior to you
Or any worse
But I've got a dollar in my purse

[Bridge]
I feel guilty 'cause I know
It ain't fair and it ain't right
Well we'd all like to change the world
We can't seem to find the time

[Chorus]
I don't know what we're so afraid of
Ain't flesh and blood what we're all made of?
Nothing that I can say or do makes me superior to you
Or any worse
But I've got a dollar in my purse
I've got a dollar in my purse

[Bridge 2]
Indifference is like a cancer
What don't get fixed only gets worse
Well I wish I had the answers
But I've got a dollar in my purse