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Livin' For The City

Fundación Tony Manero
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🇬🇧 English · Original

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A boy is born in hard times Mississippi Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty His parents give him love and affection To keep him strong, movin' in the right direction Living just enough Just enough for the city His father works some days for 14 hours And you can bet he barely makes a dollar His mother goes to scrub the floors for many And you best believe she hardly gets a penny Living just enough Just enough for the city His sister's black, but she is sure 'nuff 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 Her brother's smart, he's got more sense than many His face is long, but son he won't have any To find a job is like a haystack needle 'Cause where he lives they don't use good people Living just enough Just enough for the city Living just enough Living for the city Living just enough Living for the city Living for the city Living just enough Living for the city Walking the streets of New York City Living just enough Living for the city But to him there's no solution I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow And that motivates to make a better tomorrow This place is cruel, my world could be much colder If we don't change the world will soon be over Living just enough Just enough for the city Living just enough Living for the city Living just enough Just enough Living for the city Living Living for the city Living Living for the city