"Love Of The Common People" Written by John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins Living on free food tickets Water in the milk From the hole in the roof Where the rain came through What can we do Tears from your little sister Crying 'cause she doesn't have A dress without a patch For the party to go Oh but you know she'll get by Because she's living in the love Of the common people Smiles from the heart Of a family man Daddy's gonna buy her A dream to cling to Mama's gonna love her Just as much as she can And she can It's a good thing you don't have bus fare It'd fall through the hole in your pocket And you'd lose it in the snow On the ground Walking to the town to find a job Trying to keep your hands warm But the hole in your shoe Lets the snow come through And it chills to the bone Boy you better go home Where it's warm Where you can live in the love Of the common people Smiles from the heart Of a family man Daddy's gonna buy you A dream to cling to And Mama's gonna love you Just as much as she can And she can Living on dreams ain't easy But the closer the knit The tighter the fit And the chills stay away You take them in stride Family pride You know that faith is your foundation With a whole lot of love And a warm conversation And of course there's prayer Making you strong Where you belong Where you can live in the love Of the common people Be the pride in the heart Of a family man Daddy's gonna buy you A dream to cling to And your Mama's gonna love you Just as much as she can And she can Living in the love Of the common people Pride in the heart Of a family man Daddy's gonna buy you A dream to cling to Mama's gonna love you Just as much as she can And she can | Recorded by many artists, including:
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