THEY say Im sleazy, hillbilly, white trash.
I say THEY'RE snooty with too much cash.
THEY say Im fat and dress like a bum
and no "nice" place would want me to come.
THEY think my house a pig sty
and dont know why
a person like me
got in their family tree.
THEYseem to think its some kind of curse.
I just smile and say that it could be worse.
I dont murder, I dont steal
and with drug lords dont deal.
I do cuss and swear and even drink
and smoking will probably kill me I think.
So closed mouths THEY should keep
it wont be long til Im "six foot deep".
Just who are THEY to be judge of me
and say that my life is a misery?
True, I live in a zoo where critters abound.
From the lowly toads to the droopy hound.
My pets are my family, more so than THEY
and until I die theyre here to stay.
Once Im gone THEY can say what THEY will
'bout how I was "trash", just "sleazy swill".
But THEY must be patient til I pick the time
to end this lowly life thats MINE!
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