I met a man just the other day We got involved in this heavy conversation I felt so bad when I heard him say "I'd rather die than live with my situation" "Livin' on handouts day-to-day" What hurts the most is when I hear him say that Beggars can't be choosey, they say Everything must be this way I just keep believin' some way There's gonna be a brighter day We started walkin' down People Street That's what it call it 'cause home is on the ground Some searchin' trash cans for food to eat Some pushin' carts full of everything they found Hard to believe so many live this way The problem's gettin' bigger every day Beggars can't be choosey, they say Everything must be this way I just keep believin' some way There's gonna be a brighter day Beggars can't be choosey, they say Everything must be this way I just keep believin' some way There's gonna be a brighter day Hard to believe so many live this way The problem's gettin' bigger every day I can't believe I lost my job The next thing I knew, I had to face the landlord I told him, "Please believe me, I'll pay the rent Soon as I get the money that my mother lost and Now I'm on the streets with my family too I don't know what to do, you would do I heard somebody scream, "I can't take no more" "Where you gonna go? It's gettin' cold, and your body's gettin' cold" Beggars can't be choosey, they say (That's what they say) Everything must be this way I just keep believin' some way (Some way) There's gonna be a brighter day (Some days, there will be a brighter day, yeah) Beggars can't be choosey, they say (No) Everything must be this way (Woo-hoo) I just keep believin' some way (Keep believin') There's gonna be a brighter day (Brighter day, hey, ayy) Beggars can't be choosey, they say (That's what they say) Everything must be this way (Ya, ha, hoo) I just keep believin' some way (I know some way) There's gonna be a brighter day (Brighter, brighter, brighter) Beggars can't be