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 movin' in the right direction Living just enough, just enough for the city [Verse 2] His sister's black but she is sure not pretty Her skirt is short, but oh, her legs are sturdy To go 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 [Verse 3] His father works some days for fourteen hours And you'd best believe it, he hardly makes a dollar His mother goes to scrub the floors for many And you'd better believe it, she hardly gets a penny Living just enough, just enough for the city [Vamp] Living just enough for the city Living just enough for the city (I can hardly pay my bills) Living just enough for the city (torn clothes are on my back) Living just enough for the city (often got no place to sleep) Living just enough for the city (hey, and no food to eat) Living just enough for the city (they try to survive in the city) Living just enough for the city (they try to survive in the city) Living just enough for the city (they try to survive) Living just enough for the city (hey, hey, in the city) Living just enough for the city (oh, oh, yeah in this city) Living just enough for the city (I, I, I...) Living just enough for the city (I, I'm living) Living just enough for the city (you don't know I'm living) Living just enough for the city (I'm living, I'm living, I'm living) Living just enough for the city (I'm living, I'm living, I'm living) Living just enough for the city (I'm living, I'm living, I'm living) Living just enough for the city (in the city, yes I am) [Ad-lib] Yee-ha! Yes-ah, get your hands together and help me I've been living through the city It sounds mighty good, yes it does Oh, ohh! Yee-hee, wanna survive in the city I've got to live in the city I wanna live in the city Mmm, yeah, oh! Oh yeah! Help me survive in the city Help me, help me, help me, oh! I've got to live in the city Hee-hee...