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Three and a Half Letters |
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I'm 37 years old |
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Married to my childhood sweetheart |
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Two beautiful girls, two and a half and four |
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Worked nine years at the plant where my father worked |
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And his father before him |
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I have a B.A. but laid off seven months ago |
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It's been hard tough so many others |
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But I still believe |
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Can you help, brother? |
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Can you help? |
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I need a job |
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I need a job |
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I'm willing to work |
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But I need a job |
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I stand in the street |
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With a sign in my hand |
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But I need the work |
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I need a job, yeah |
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I just returned from Afghanistan |
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Spent four years in the military service |
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I'm 24, strong and I can't find work in my hometown |
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I'm married with one beautiful son |
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Seven months old today |
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Never had a chance to buy a home |
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Can't afford the apartment we've been living in |
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Moving in with Debbie's parents, whose home is now in foreclosure |
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Can you help? |
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I need a job |
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I need a job |
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I'm willing to work |
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But I need a job |
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I stand in the street |
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With a sign in my hand |
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I'm willing to work |
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But I need a job |
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I'm sorry this letter is hand-written but I don't have a computer |
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I don't have access to one |
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I'm 51 years old |
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I lost my wife to breast cancer three years ago |
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Lost my job of 26 years one year later |
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I'm homeless with no one to turn to |
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I've been through a lot, bother |
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I heard you like to help people |
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Well, I need help |
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I need a job |
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I need a job |
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I'm willing to work |
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But I need a job |
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I stand in the street |
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With a sign in my hand |
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I'm willing to work |
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But I need a job |
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Got nothin' left |
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Lost it all |
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Can I get back to zero |
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Zero, zero, zero, zero, zero |
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I need a job |
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Yeah, I need a job |
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I need a job |
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And the last letter said: |
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I'm nine years old and homeless. |
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Fuck! |
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