Living for the City - Sylvester

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

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

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

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)

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…