Living For The City

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 [Refrain] Living just enough, just enough for the city [Verse 2] 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 [Refrain] Living just enough, just enough for the city [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty He spends the 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 [Refrain] Living just enough, just enough for the city [Verse 4] I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow This place is cruel, nowhere could be much colder If we don't change, the world will soon be over [Refrain] Living just enough, just enough for the city [Instrumental Outro]