[00:11.420]A boy is born in hard time Mississippi
[00:15.950]Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty
[00:20.820]His parents give him love and affection
[00:25.890]To keep him strong moving in the right direction
[00:29.770]Living just enough, just enough for the city...ee ha!
[00:40.530]His father works some days for fourteen hours
[00:45.120]And you can bet he barely makes a dollar
[00:50.040]His mother goes to scrub the floor for many
[00:55.020]And you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny
[00:58.890]Living just enough, just enough for the city...yeah
[01:28.070]His sister's black but she is sho 'nuff pretty
[01:31.620]Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy
[01:36.490]To walk to school she's got to get up early
[01:41.260]Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
[01:45.110]Living just enough, just enough for the city...um hum
[02:01.460]Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many
[02:02.680]His patience's long but soon he won't have any
[02:05.660]To find a job is like a haystack needle
[02:10.590]Cause where he lives they don't use colored people
[02:24.540]Living just enough, just enough for the city...
[02:38.260]Living just enough...
[02:38.880]For the city...ooh,ooh
[05:20.930]His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty
[05:22.810]He spends his love walking the streets of New York City
[05:26.930]He's almost dead from breathing on air pollution
[05:31.530]He tried to vote but to him there's no solution
[05:35.910]Living just enough, just enough for the city...yeah, yeah, yeah!
[05:46.200]I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow
[05:50.330]And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow
[05:55.480]This place is cruel no where could be much colder
[05:59.710]If we don't change the world will soon be over
[06:04.000]Living just enough, just enough for the city!!!!
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