[00:00.87]Three and a Half Letters
[00:18.88]I'm 37 years old
[00:20.63]Married to my childhood sweetheart
[00:22.89]Two beautiful girls, two and a half and four
[00:25.96]Worked nine years at the plant where my father worked
[00:28.73]And his father before him
[00:30.23]I have a B.A. but laid off seven months ago
[00:33.87]It's been hard tough so many others
[00:36.00]But I still believe
[00:37.62]Can you help, brother?
[00:39.31]Can you help?
[00:41.25]I need a job
[00:42.94]I need a job
[00:44.68]I'm willing to work
[00:46.50]But I need a job
[00:48.43]I stand in the street
[00:50.18]With a sign in my hand
[00:52.18]But I need the work
[00:54.06]I need a job, yeah
[01:04.56]
[01:12.24]I just returned from Afghanistan
[01:13.62]Spent four years in the military service
[01:16.68]I'm 24, strong and I can't find work in my hometown
[01:20.81]I'm married with one beautiful son
[01:23.18]Seven months old today
[01:24.74]Never had a chance to buy a home
[01:26.93]Can't afford the apartment we've been living in
[01:29.24]Moving in with Debbie's parents, whose home is now in foreclosure
[01:32.31]Can you help?
[01:34.25]I need a job
[01:35.99]I need a job
[01:37.93]I'm willing to work
[01:39.56]But I need a job
[01:41.74]I stand in the street
[01:43.49]With a sign in my hand
[01:45.56]I'm willing to work
[01:47.31]But I need a job
[01:51.37]
[02:20.72]I'm sorry this letter is hand-written but I don't have a computer
[02:23.65]I don't have access to one
[02:25.59]I'm 51 years old
[02:27.35]I lost my wife to breast cancer three years ago
[02:30.47]Lost my job of 26 years one year later
[02:33.71]I'm homeless with no one to turn to
[02:36.53]I've been through a lot, bother
[02:38.15]I heard you like to help people
[02:39.99]Well, I need help
[02:41.44]
[02:43.25]I need a job
[02:44.81]I need a job
[02:46.50]I'm willing to work
[02:48.31]But I need a job
[02:50.37]I stand in the street
[02:51.94]With a sign in my hand
[02:54.12]I'm willing to work
[02:55.87]But I need a job
[02:58.93]
[03:00.63]Got nothin' left
[03:02.31]Lost it all
[03:04.13]Can I get back to zero
[03:06.31]Zero, zero, zero, zero, zero
[03:11.87]I need a job
[03:13.33]
[03:19.14]Yeah, I need a job
[03:21.63]
[03:28.76]I need a job
[03:32.26]
[03:33.63]And the last letter said:
[03:35.38]I'm nine years old and homeless.
[03:38.82]Fuck!
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