Now whatcha gonna do 现在，干麻要怎么做

When the welfare turn it's back on you? 当福利转又回到你？

Whatcha gonna do, ye 干麻要怎么做，你们

When the welfare turn it's back on you? 当福利转又回到你？

You'll be standin' there stranded 你会站在有滞留

And there won't be a thing you can do 而且不会有你可以做的事情

   

Now you look all through your house, yeah 现在，你看看都通过你的房子，是

Yes, and you can't even find a piece of bread 是的，你甚至找不到一块面包

You look all through your house, I know you do 你看全部通过你的房子，我知道你做的

Yes, you can't even find a piece of bread 是的，你甚至找不到一块面包

I sometimes begin to wonder, yeah 我有时会开始怀疑，是的

Yes, if you'd be better off, be better off dead 是的，如果你会更好，会更好过死

   

Lord have mercy 求主怜悯

   

You have to go down to the welfare 你必须深入到福利

Every month to report 每个月报告

And some of the things they say to you 而一些事情，他们对你们说

Will sure enough get your goat 将确保足够让你的山羊

If you tell them that you're sick 如果你告诉他们，你病了

You better have a bad cough, lord have mercy 你最好有一个坏的咳嗽，求主怜悯

Cause if you don't, they'll be ready to throw you off, 因为如果你不这样做，他们将准备扔你了，

I know they will 我知道他们会

   

Whatcha gonna do, lord have mercy 干麻怎么办，求主怜悯

When the welfare turns its back on you? 当福利变成了你回来了？

Yeah, you'll be standin' there stranded 是的，你会站在有滞留

Yes, and there ain't a thing that you can do 是的，没有一件事，你可以做