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Living For The City
Ike & Tina Turner
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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 and moving in the right direction
Living just enough
Just enough for the city
His father works some days for 14 hours
And you can believe that he barely makes a dollar
His mother goes and scrubs floors for many
And you can bet that she hardly makes a penny
They're living just enough
Just enough for the city
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His sister is black, but she is sure 'nough pretty
And her skirt is short, Lord knows her legs are sturdy
And to walk to school, she's got to get up early
Her clothes old, but they're never ever dirty
They're living just enough
Just enough for the city
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Her brother is smart, he's got more sense than many
His patience is long, but soon he won't have any
'Cause to find a job is like a haystack needle
'Cause where he lives they don't use common people
They're living just enough
Just enough for the city
Oh, oh
Oh, oh, child
Yeah
Oh, they're living just enough
'Cause they ain't got enough
Before they start, they ain't got no start
Living in a little one room country shack
But it's a home, the only home they've ever known
One day somebody gonna come along
Gonna take them children straight on home
Oh, yeah
All they got is just enough
Sometimes they don't eat enough
They just live enough
They ain't hardly got no clothes on their back
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