Living For The City feat. Tash Neal

歌詞

A boy is born in hard time Mississippi Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty His parents give him love and affection To keep him strong, moving in the right direction Living just enough, just enough for the city, yeah His father works some days for fourteen hours And you can bet, he barely makes a dollar His mother goes to scrub the floors for many And you'd best believe, she hardly gets a penny Living just enough, just enough for the city, yeah His sister's black, but she is sure 'nough pretty Her skirt is short, but Lord, her legs are sturdy To walk to school, she's got to get up early Her clothes are old, but never are they dirty Living just enough, just enough for the city, yeah Her brother's smart, he's got more sense than many His patience's long, but soon he won't have any To find a job is like a haystack needle 'Cause where he lives they don't use colored people Living just enough, just enough for the city, yeah His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty He spends his life walking the streets of New York City He's almost dead from breathing in air pollution He tried and fought, but to him there's no solution Living just enough, just enough for the city, yeah I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow And it motivates you to make a better tomorrow This place is cruel, nowhere could be much colder If we don't change, this world will soon be over Living just enough, just enough for the city, yeah Living just enough, just enough for the city Living just enough, just enough for the city, yeah Living just enough Living for the city, just enough Living for the city, just enough Living for the city, just enough Living for the city Just enough for the city Living just enough for the city Living just enough Living for the city, just enough Living for the city