| 歌曲 | Work Everyday |
| 歌手 | Brother Ali |
| 专辑 | Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color |
| [00:00.00] | 作曲 : Brother Ali |
| [00:02.64] | Damn man |
| [00:02.97] | Man I’m broker than an old VCR |
| [00:07.20] | Man I need a job |
| [00:09.99] | Are they hiring at your Job |
| [00:12.54] | I got a stack of red bills |
| [00:13.80] | at my house Man |
| [00:14.64] | It looks like Valentine’s Day |
| [00:16.14] | at the crib |
| [00:19.35] | My Kids eat left-over |
| [00:20.73] | leftovers man |
| [00:21.78] | I can’t fool them no more |
| [00:23.19] | It’s job time |
| [00:24.96] | every day every day |
| [00:26.43] | Got to work every day |
| [00:31.08] | My God there’s got to |
| [00:32.13] | be more to life than this |
| [00:33.57] | There’s got to be a |
| [00:34.38] | bigger reason that I exist |
| [00:36.24] | Work to eat to earn my keep |
| [00:38.25] | To ensure somewhere to sleep |
| [00:39.45] | and spend the weekend buying shit |
| [00:41.22] | Don’t need economists to know |
| [00:42.66] | I need pot to piss |
| [00:43.92] | Follow politics man |
| [00:45.09] | I ain’t got time to think |
| [00:46.47] | What I got to set aside |
| [00:47.76] | for my retirement |
| [00:48.78] | Cop a double shift pay |
| [00:50.04] | somebody to watch the kids |
| [00:51.60] | Sick of all this but |
| [00:52.74] | can’t take an off day |
| [00:54.15] | Doctor’s office |
| [00:55.17] | I can’t swing the co pay |
| [00:56.52] | Trapped in a network |
| [00:57.78] | lucky just to get work |
| [00:59.19] | They celebrate every week |
| [01:00.54] | nobody gets hurt |
| [01:01.71] | Greed could never leave |
| [01:02.97] | well enough alone |
| [01:04.02] | They keep on squeezing |
| [01:05.25] | till we bleed from every bone |
| [01:06.81] | And we’ll strive hard |
| [01:07.89] | and stress about the rent |
| [01:09.15] | Probably still die poor and in debt |
| [01:10.89] | without a cent but |
| [01:12.09] | Every day every day |
| [01:13.86] | Got to work every day |
| [01:14.73] | Every day every day |
| [01:17.01] | Got to work every day |
| [01:21.03] | You’re telling me |
| [01:21.84] | you ain’t never been |
| [01:22.83] | down on your luck |
| [01:23.79] | Never tried to make them |
| [01:24.84] | ends meet but just got stuck |
| [01:26.43] | Never slaved at a gig |
| [01:27.69] | like a bum with a cup |
| [01:28.98] | Added all your pennies up |
| [01:30.27] | and you still ain’t had enough |
| [01:32.19] | And the jobs full up |
| [01:33.42] | they ain’t hiring |
| [01:34.17] | I’m barely surviving |
| [01:35.52] | not enough to get by with |
| [01:36.90] | Hunger is a constant problem |
| [01:38.79] | stomach steady growling |
| [01:40.08] | People getting shot |
| [01:41.01] | in my environment |
| [01:42.00] | Study go to college is |
| [01:43.38] | what them people hollering |
| [01:44.55] | Too many road blocks |
| [01:45.69] | in the way its not an option |
| [01:47.04] | To say that its impossible |
| [01:48.66] | I would be lying |
| [01:49.74] | But you ain’t got a chance |
| [01:50.85] | if you’re not up in that top ten |
| [01:52.59] | A couple got a scholarship |
| [01:53.85] | but I am not them |
| [01:55.14] | Ain’t got the skills to |
| [01:55.95] | pay the bills |
| [01:56.55] | so my pockets are thin |
| [01:57.72] | So until I cop a gig |
| [01:59.16] | and my hardship ends |
| [02:00.30] | Fixing to line my self up |
| [02:01.35] | at your welfare office again |
| [02:03.00] | I expect to be accepted |
| [02:04.32] | as the man that I am |
| [02:05.70] | Respectfully and |
| [02:06.57] | appreciatively Ma’am |
| [02:08.28] | God damn you must be |
| [02:11.40] | out of your mind |
| [02:15.27] | Every day every day |
| [02:15.81] | Got to work every day |
| [02:16.59] | Every day every day |
| [02:18.45] | Got to work every day |
| [02:23.94] | People stressing |
| [02:25.17] | here’s the question |
| [02:26.31] | How they get people |
| [02:27.27] | drinking tea in a recession |
| [02:29.19] | It’s deception |
| [02:30.24] | how absurd is this |
| [02:31.65] | How are so many |
| [02:32.46] | poor people conservative |
| [02:34.32] | A pro artist I put it |
| [02:35.76] | in the good music |
| [02:36.96] | A con artist job’s |
| [02:38.16] | to make you look stupid |
| [02:39.39] | Lookie here I’ll teach you |
| [02:40.53] | how to look trough it |
| [02:41.55] | First thing you need to know |
| [02:42.66] | every con got a hook to it |
| [02:44.49] | They seduce you |
| [02:45.36] | with a little bit a wealth |
| [02:46.65] | Say you could have |
| [02:47.55] | some of these crumbs for yourself |
| [02:49.41] | If the government |
| [02:50.13] | doesn’t make us |
| [02:50.79] | help anyone else |
| [02:51.87] | You stuck a red sign |
| [02:53.10] | on your foreclosed house |
| [02:54.75] | Make you think |
| [02:55.44] | you’re taking back your nation |
| [02:57.18] | Then they turn it over |
| [02:58.11] | to a major corporation |
| [02:59.70] | Those companies |
| [03:00.69] | took the jobs overseas |
| [03:02.07] | And you handed them the wallet |
| [03:03.30] | out your pocket for free |
| [03:04.65] | You’re staring in the sky |
| [03:05.88] | with dollar signs for eyes |
| [03:07.26] | The blind right wing of |
| [03:08.52] | a bird that can’t fly |
| [03:09.93] | Just a peacock |
| [03:11.04] | with a poked out gut |
| [03:12.33] | Who’s too fat to fly |
| [03:13.59] | so his ass just strut but |
| [03:15.48] | Every day every day |
| [03:18.18] | Got to work every day |
| [03:20.79] | Every day every day |
| [03:21.78] | Got to work every day |
| [03:24.90] | They’re so criminal minded |
| [03:26.70] | we’ve been blinded |
| [03:27.99] | Looking for an honest job |
| [03:29.49] | and can’t find it |
| [03:30.54] | They got a job bill |
| [03:31.89] | we got a light bill |
| [03:33.21] | If we don’t pay ours |
| [03:34.44] | our life is quite real |
| [03:35.97] | Every day every day |
| [03:38.19] | Got to work every day |
| [03:40.83] | Every day every day |
| [03:43.32] | Got to work every day |
| [00:00.00] | zuò qǔ : Brother Ali |
| [00:02.64] | Damn man |
| [00:02.97] | Man I' m broker than an old VCR |
| [00:07.20] | Man I need a job |
| [00:09.99] | Are they hiring at your Job |
| [00:12.54] | I got a stack of red bills |
| [00:13.80] | at my house Man |
| [00:14.64] | It looks like Valentine' s Day |
| [00:16.14] | at the crib |
| [00:19.35] | My Kids eat left-over |
| [00:20.73] | leftovers man |
| [00:21.78] | I can' t fool them no more |
| [00:23.19] | It' s job time |
| [00:24.96] | every day every day |
| [00:26.43] | Got to work every day |
| [00:31.08] | My God there' s got to |
| [00:32.13] | be more to life than this |
| [00:33.57] | There' s got to be a |
| [00:34.38] | bigger reason that I exist |
| [00:36.24] | Work to eat to earn my keep |
| [00:38.25] | To ensure somewhere to sleep |
| [00:39.45] | and spend the weekend buying shit |
| [00:41.22] | Don' t need economists to know |
| [00:42.66] | I need pot to piss |
| [00:43.92] | Follow politics man |
| [00:45.09] | I ain' t got time to think |
| [00:46.47] | What I got to set aside |
| [00:47.76] | for my retirement |
| [00:48.78] | Cop a double shift pay |
| [00:50.04] | somebody to watch the kids |
| [00:51.60] | Sick of all this but |
| [00:52.74] | can' t take an off day |
| [00:54.15] | Doctor' s office |
| [00:55.17] | I can' t swing the co pay |
| [00:56.52] | Trapped in a network |
| [00:57.78] | lucky just to get work |
| [00:59.19] | They celebrate every week |
| [01:00.54] | nobody gets hurt |
| [01:01.71] | Greed could never leave |
| [01:02.97] | well enough alone |
| [01:04.02] | They keep on squeezing |
| [01:05.25] | till we bleed from every bone |
| [01:06.81] | And we' ll strive hard |
| [01:07.89] | and stress about the rent |
| [01:09.15] | Probably still die poor and in debt |
| [01:10.89] | without a cent but |
| [01:12.09] | Every day every day |
| [01:13.86] | Got to work every day |
| [01:14.73] | Every day every day |
| [01:17.01] | Got to work every day |
| [01:21.03] | You' re telling me |
| [01:21.84] | you ain' t never been |
| [01:22.83] | down on your luck |
| [01:23.79] | Never tried to make them |
| [01:24.84] | ends meet but just got stuck |
| [01:26.43] | Never slaved at a gig |
| [01:27.69] | like a bum with a cup |
| [01:28.98] | Added all your pennies up |
| [01:30.27] | and you still ain' t had enough |
| [01:32.19] | And the jobs full up |
| [01:33.42] | they ain' t hiring |
| [01:34.17] | I' m barely surviving |
| [01:35.52] | not enough to get by with |
| [01:36.90] | Hunger is a constant problem |
| [01:38.79] | stomach steady growling |
| [01:40.08] | People getting shot |
| [01:41.01] | in my environment |
| [01:42.00] | Study go to college is |
| [01:43.38] | what them people hollering |
| [01:44.55] | Too many road blocks |
| [01:45.69] | in the way its not an option |
| [01:47.04] | To say that its impossible |
| [01:48.66] | I would be lying |
| [01:49.74] | But you ain' t got a chance |
| [01:50.85] | if you' re not up in that top ten |
| [01:52.59] | A couple got a scholarship |
| [01:53.85] | but I am not them |
| [01:55.14] | Ain' t got the skills to |
| [01:55.95] | pay the bills |
| [01:56.55] | so my pockets are thin |
| [01:57.72] | So until I cop a gig |
| [01:59.16] | and my hardship ends |
| [02:00.30] | Fixing to line my self up |
| [02:01.35] | at your welfare office again |
| [02:03.00] | I expect to be accepted |
| [02:04.32] | as the man that I am |
| [02:05.70] | Respectfully and |
| [02:06.57] | appreciatively Ma' am |
| [02:08.28] | God damn you must be |
| [02:11.40] | out of your mind |
| [02:15.27] | Every day every day |
| [02:15.81] | Got to work every day |
| [02:16.59] | Every day every day |
| [02:18.45] | Got to work every day |
| [02:23.94] | People stressing |
| [02:25.17] | here' s the question |
| [02:26.31] | How they get people |
| [02:27.27] | drinking tea in a recession |
| [02:29.19] | It' s deception |
| [02:30.24] | how absurd is this |
| [02:31.65] | How are so many |
| [02:32.46] | poor people conservative |
| [02:34.32] | A pro artist I put it |
| [02:35.76] | in the good music |
| [02:36.96] | A con artist job' s |
| [02:38.16] | to make you look stupid |
| [02:39.39] | Lookie here I' ll teach you |
| [02:40.53] | how to look trough it |
| [02:41.55] | First thing you need to know |
| [02:42.66] | every con got a hook to it |
| [02:44.49] | They seduce you |
| [02:45.36] | with a little bit a wealth |
| [02:46.65] | Say you could have |
| [02:47.55] | some of these crumbs for yourself |
| [02:49.41] | If the government |
| [02:50.13] | doesn' t make us |
| [02:50.79] | help anyone else |
| [02:51.87] | You stuck a red sign |
| [02:53.10] | on your foreclosed house |
| [02:54.75] | Make you think |
| [02:55.44] | you' re taking back your nation |
| [02:57.18] | Then they turn it over |
| [02:58.11] | to a major corporation |
| [02:59.70] | Those companies |
| [03:00.69] | took the jobs overseas |
| [03:02.07] | And you handed them the wallet |
| [03:03.30] | out your pocket for free |
| [03:04.65] | You' re staring in the sky |
| [03:05.88] | with dollar signs for eyes |
| [03:07.26] | The blind right wing of |
| [03:08.52] | a bird that can' t fly |
| [03:09.93] | Just a peacock |
| [03:11.04] | with a poked out gut |
| [03:12.33] | Who' s too fat to fly |
| [03:13.59] | so his ass just strut but |
| [03:15.48] | Every day every day |
| [03:18.18] | Got to work every day |
| [03:20.79] | Every day every day |
| [03:21.78] | Got to work every day |
| [03:24.90] | They' re so criminal minded |
| [03:26.70] | we' ve been blinded |
| [03:27.99] | Looking for an honest job |
| [03:29.49] | and can' t find it |
| [03:30.54] | They got a job bill |
| [03:31.89] | we got a light bill |
| [03:33.21] | If we don' t pay ours |
| [03:34.44] | our life is quite real |
| [03:35.97] | Every day every day |
| [03:38.19] | Got to work every day |
| [03:40.83] | Every day every day |
| [03:43.32] | Got to work every day |