I once was a lot like you   We share a dream, I couldn't make come true   I was a child who wrote my name   Across a frosted window pane   And there are jobs that I might hold   If they'd just let me through the door   Without a shower and new clothes   That I can ill afford      Can you spare the time?   Can you spare a dime?   Can you look me in the eye?   I'm down 'n' out and I am lonely   Do you ever think of me on Sunday?   No I don't live across the water   Hey, I live right here on this corner   I'm just a bank account away from America      I won't hurt your family   I don't want a house there on your street   And I know you think that I'm   As lazy as a Hobo's sigh   Now, you call me down 'n' outer   If there's a way out   I've not found 'er   I only want to earn my piece of America      Can you spare the time?   Can you spare a dime?   Can you look me in the eye?   I'm down 'n' out and I am lonely   Do you ever think of me on Sunday?   No I don't live across the water   Hey, I live right here on this corner   I'm just a bank account away from America   I'm just a bank account away from America