[Verse 1]  
             
Livin' on free

                                                 
 food tickets,
              
water in the m

              
ilk from a hol

              
e in the roof 

             
where the rain

         
 came through.
             
What can you d

                                                  
o? Ahah.
             
Tears from you

              
r little siste

              
r, crying beca

              
use she doesn'

         
t have a dress
              
without a patc

             
h for the part

                                     
y to go.
             
But you know, 

                                                  
she'll get by.

[Refrain]
             
Cause she's li

              
ving in the lo

             
ve of the comm

                       
on people,
             
smiles from th

             
e heart of a f

                                     
amily man.
             
Daddy's gonna 

             
buy you a drea

                                     
m to cling to,
             
Mama's gonna l

              
ove you just a

             
s much as she 

           
can. And she c

               
an.

[Verse 2]
             
It's a good th

              
ing you don't 

              
have bus fare.

              
              

      
              

              

              

        
it would fall through the hole in your pocket
              
and you'd lose

             
 it in the sno

              
w on the groun

                       
d.
              
You gotta walk

             
 into town, to

                                   
 find a job.
             
Trying to keep

              
 your hands wa

              
rm,           

              
              

         
              

              

           
when the hole in your shoe let the snow come through,
             
and chill you 

                                                   
to the bone.
              
So now you bet

             
ter go home wh

                                    
ere it's warm.
                                                                 
[Refrain 2]
              
Where you can 

             
live in the lo

             
ve of the comm

                       
on people,
             
smiles from th

             
e heart of a f

                                      
amily man.
             
Daddy's gonna 

             
buy you a drea

                                     
m to cling to,
             
Mama's gonna l

              
ove you just a

             
s much as she 

           
can. And she c

               
an.

[Instrumental solo]

(eight bars)


[Verse 3]                                                                 

Living on a dr

eam ain't easy

.
              
But the closer

              
 the knit, the

              
 tighter the f

             
it, and the ch

ills stay away

.
              
Just take them

             
 in stride for

            
 family pride.
              
You know that 


faith is your 

foundation wit

h a whole lott

a love
              
and a warm con

              
versation, but

 
 don't forget 

to pray.
              
Just making it

             
 strong, where

       
 you belong.

[Refrain]
             
And we're livi

              
ng in the love

             
 of the common

                       
 people,
             
smiles from th

             
e heart of a f

                                     
amily man.
             
Daddy's gonna 

             
buy you a drea

                                     
m to cling to,
             
Mama's gonna l

              
ove you just a

             
s much as she 

           
can. And she c

               
an.

             
Yes we're livi

              
ng in the love

             
 of the common

                       
 people,
             
smiles from th

             
e heart of a f

                                     
amily man.
             
Daddy's gonna 

             
buy you a drea

                                     
m to cling to,
             
Mama's gonna l

              
ove you just a

             
s much as she 

                  
can. 

             
living in the 

             
love of the co

                         
mmon people,
             
smiles from th

             
e heart of a f

                                     
amily man.
             
Daddy's gonna 

             
buy you a drea

                                     
m to cling to,
             
Mama's gonna l

              
ove you just a

             
s much as she 

                  
can. 

             
living in the 

             
love of the co

                         
mmon people,
             
smiles from th

             
e heart of a f

                                     
amily man.
             
Daddy's gonna 

             
buy you a drea

                                     
m to cling to,
             
Mama's gonna l

              
ove you just a

             
s much as she 

           
can. And she c

             
an.