Gems in the Rough 2023 | Conor Ryan Hennessy - Ain’t Got No Home #gemsintherough2023 #gemsonvhs

My submission for the Gems in the Rough 2023 Songwriting contest by Gems on VHS. Thanks for listening 🍻 Words: They say that I’m a working boy, forget that all the time I’ve got myself a desk job, they say the paycheck’s fine Between my rent, my debt and my drinking, I wouldn’t really know Cause I ain’t got no home in this world anymore I’ve seen the city’s hipsters and their liberal-arts degrees They’ve got theories on reality, and endings to their means Say that they can’t find a job, but somehow they ain’t poor Yeah, I ain’t got no home in this world anymore And all them hipsters sining La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da They been doing fine La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da Who’s paying their rent? La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da Yeah, cause they’ve been doing fine La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da What about you and me? I’ve seen those people downtown with their suits and their ties Fitbit’s always blinking, Rolex keeps their time You think they’re shouting at ya, they’re just talking on their phones Sayin you ain’t got no home in this world anymore I’ve got friends who manufacture, friends who work in trades Friends who’re working real hard, 12 hours a day When the market takes a dip, they’re the first ones to go Cause they ain’t got no home in this world anymore And all those bankers singing La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da All the way to the bank La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da With the money that we mad La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da Yeah, cause they’ve been doing fine La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da What about you and me? They’ll tell you to quit smoking, drinking’s all a sin They’ll stress the high importance of always staying thin Then they’ll fill you with Alprazolam, Morphine if you’re sore Saying you ain’t got no home in this world anymore Yeah, well as I look around, yeah it’s awful sad to see The world is such a strange and funny place to be Yeah the gambling man is rich, working man is poor And I ain’t got no home in this world anymore But all them hipsters singing La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da All the bankers chime in too La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da All them politicians too La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da Yeah, cause they’ve been doing fine La-da-da, daa-da, daa, daa, da What about you and me?