《Tha Payroll (Stay Strong)》歌词

[00:00:00] Tha Payroll (Stay Strong) - Michael Franti & Spearhead

[00:00:02] Gramma this one's for you

[00:00:18] (Stay strong)

[00:00:24] He's strong

[00:00:25] Mama mama mama

[00:00:25] Mama I couldn't say no

[00:00:27] So strong

[00:00:28] Got sick and tired

[00:00:29] Of seein' brothers being treated ill

[00:00:30] He's strong

[00:00:31] They say to chill

[00:00:32] They say my homey's not available

[00:00:33] Stay strong

[00:00:33] I hear mama they got

[00:00:35] Him working on tha payroll

[00:00:37] She's strong

[00:00:37] Mama mama mama

[00:00:38] Mama I couldn't say no

[00:00:39] So strong

[00:00:40] Got sick and tired

[00:00:41] Of seein' sistas being created ill

[00:00:42] She's strong

[00:00:43] They say to chill

[00:00:44] They say my homegirl's not available

[00:00:46] Stay strong

[00:00:46] I hear mama

[00:00:47] They got her workin' on tha payroll

[00:00:49] At twenty one the brother Smooth

[00:00:51] He got a record deal

[00:00:52] Been working hard

[00:00:53] Been writin' songs about the things he feels

[00:00:55] He says it's real 'cause

[00:00:56] I got skills but I got bills

[00:00:58] My deck is stacked if

[00:00:59] I could only get my sh*t on wax

[00:01:01] When it was ripe he took

[00:01:03] His tape up to the rec execs

[00:01:05] They smoked cigars and

[00:01:05] Rolled their eye's at him behind their specs

[00:01:07] Your sh*t is phat but

[00:01:09] I don't hear it in the format Jack

[00:01:10] What's all this black crap

[00:01:12] Check page twenty one of your contract

[00:01:14] He's strong

[00:01:14] Mama mama mama

[00:01:15] Mama I couldn't say no

[00:01:16] So strong

[00:01:17] Got sick and tired

[00:01:18] Of seein' brothers being treated ill

[00:01:20] He's strong

[00:01:20] They say to chill

[00:01:21] They say my homey's not available

[00:01:22] Stay strong

[00:01:23] I hear mama they got

[00:01:24] Him working on tha payroll

[00:01:26] She's strong

[00:01:26] Mama mama mama

[00:01:27] Mama I couldn't say no

[00:01:28] So strong

[00:01:29] Got sick and tired

[00:01:30] Of seein' sistas being created ill

[00:01:32] She's strong

[00:01:32] They say to chill

[00:01:33] They say my homegirl's not available

[00:01:35] Stay strong

[00:01:35] I hear mama

[00:01:36] They got her workin' on tha payroll

[00:01:38] A friend of mine Roberta

[00:01:40] She got a job at the post office

[00:01:41] She was college edjamacated

[00:01:42] But got fired up at the law office

[00:01:44] I'm all alone two kids at home

[00:01:47] I need a job just any job

[00:01:48] So I can get back on my feet like Tina Turner

[00:01:50] The boss came up to her said

[00:01:52] "Why don't you come home with me "

[00:01:53] I'd like to see you

[00:01:55] Take off your clothes for me

[00:01:57] She said "No way man"

[00:01:58] He said "You don't understand"

[00:01:59] "You lose your life

[00:02:01] You lose your job if you don't do this shift"

[00:02:03] He's strong

[00:02:03] Mama mama mama

[00:02:04] Mama I couldn't say no

[00:02:05] So strong

[00:02:06] Got sick and tired

[00:02:07] Of seein' brothers being treated ill

[00:02:09] He's strong

[00:02:09] They say to chill

[00:02:10] They say my homey's not available

[00:02:12] Stay strong

[00:02:12] I hear mama

[00:02:13] They got him working on tha payroll

[00:02:15] She's strong

[00:02:15] Mama mama mama

[00:02:16] Mama I couldn't say no

[00:02:17] So strong

[00:02:18] Got sick and tired

[00:02:19] Of seein' sistas being created ill

[00:02:21] She's strong

[00:02:21] They say to chill

[00:02:22] They say my homegirl's not available

[00:02:24] Stay strong

[00:02:25] I hear mama

[00:02:25] They got her workin' on tha payroll

[00:02:52] I met a black man

[00:02:54] Who became a police officer

[00:02:55] Officer officer officer

[00:02:56] Officer officer overseer

[00:02:58] He tried to tell me it was the only job available

[00:03:01] Either rob or join the mob 'cause I'm not salable

[00:03:04] One night he went out on an undercover stinging

[00:03:07] Bought some smack

[00:03:09] Tried to break the h****n ring ring

[00:03:10] Two cops white cops

[00:03:12] Saw juggling goin' down

[00:03:14] They spilled his brain like

[00:03:15] Homey the f**kin' clown

[00:03:17] He's gone

[00:03:17] Mama mama mama

[00:03:18] Mama I couldn't say no

[00:03:19] Got sick and tired of

[00:03:21] Seein' people bein' treated ill

[00:03:23] Picked up my nines

[00:03:24] Walked up from behind

[00:03:26] Tapped two of them on the neck

[00:03:28] So I could meet their eyes direct

[00:03:29] Pom pom

[00:03:36] I didn't do it for tha payroll

[00:03:42] Mama mama mama

[00:03:42] Mama I couldn't say no

[00:03:44] So strong

[00:03:45] Got sick and tired

[00:03:45] Of seein' brothers being treated ill

[00:03:47] He's strong

[00:03:48] They say to chill

[00:03:49] They say my homey's not available

[00:03:50] Stay strong

[00:03:51] I hear mama they got

[00:03:52] Him working on tha payroll

[00:03:54] She's strong

[00:03:54] Mama mama mama

[00:03:55] Mama I couldn't say no

[00:03:56] So strong

[00:03:57] Got sick and tired

[00:03:58] Of seein' sistas being created ill

[00:04:00] She's strong

[00:04:00] They say to chill

[00:04:01] They say my homegirl's not available

[00:04:03] Stay strong

[00:04:03] I hear mama they got

[00:04:04] Her workin' on tha payroll

[00:04:06] She strong

[00:04:08] So strong

[00:04:12] She strong

[00:04:15] So strong

[00:04:18] She strong

[00:04:21] So strong

[00:04:24] She strong

[00:04:27] So strong