《Living for the City(Album Version)》歌词

[00:00:23] A boy is born in hard time Mississippi

[00:00:28] Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty

[00:00:34] His parents give him love and affection

[00:00:39] To keep him strong moving in the right direction

[00:00:43] Living just enough just enough for the city ee ha

[00:00:55] His father works some days for fourteen hours

[00:01:00] And you can bet he barely makes a dollar

[00:01:05] His mother goes to scrub the floors for many

[00:01:10] And you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny

[00:01:15] Living just enough just enough for the city yeah

[00:01:50] His sister's black but she is sho'nuff pretty

[00:01:55] Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy

[00:02:01] To walk to school she's got to get up early

[00:02:06] Her clothes are old but never are they dirty

[00:02:12] Living just enough just enough for the city um hum

[00:02:22] Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many

[00:02:27] His patience's long but soon he won't have any

[00:02:32] To find a job is like a haystack needle

[00:02:37] Cause where he lives they don't use colored people

[00:02:42] Living just enough just enough for the city