Intro : (x2)
A boy is born in hard time Missis - si ppi
Surrounded by four wal ls that ain't so pr etty
His parents give him love and af - fe ction
To keep him strong moving i n the right di - r ection
Living j ust e - n ough j ust e - n ough
For the c ity-! Yah!
His father works some day s for fourteen ho urs
And you can bet he barel y makes a do llar
His mother goes to scrub the floors for ma ny
And you'd best believe she hard ly gets a pe nny
Living j ust e - n ough j ust e - n ough
For the c ity! Yeah!
Na -na na! N a-- na na n a!
N a -na na -na na na -n a!
N a na na n a! N a -na na -na n a!
Woo! His sister's black but she is sho' nuff pr etty
Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are st urdy
To walk to school she's go t to get up ea rly
Her clothes are old but neve r are they di rty
Living j ust e - n ough ju st e - n ough
For the c ity-! Humm m!
Her brother's smart he's got more sense than ma ny
His patience's long but soon he won't have an y
To find a job is like a haystack ne edle
'Cause where he lives they don 't use coloured pe ople
Living j ust e - n ough j ust e - n ough
For the c ity Yeah !
Na -na na! N a-- na na n a!
N a -na na -na na na -n a!
N a na na n a! N a -na na -na n a!
Living ...just e - nough . ..for the city! W oh -oh! (x2)
Na -na na! N a-- na na n a!
N a -na na -na na na -n a!
N a na na n a! N a -na na -na n a!
"Bus for New York City!"
"Hey bus driver! I'm getting on that hold it!
Thanks a lot."
"Wow...New York just like I pictured it
...skyscrapers and everything!"
"Pssst! Hey hey brother! Hey come here slick!"
"Huh?"
"Hey you look... you look hip man!
Hey you wanna make yourself five bucks man?"
"Yeah brother!"
"Look here run this across the street for me right quick.
Okay? Right across town!"
"Alright hands on that goddam car! Let's go!"
"I didn't know! ...What?"
"Gimme your hands up you punk!"
"I'm just going across the street!"
"Put that leg up!" "Shut your mouth!"
"Oh no! What'd I do?"
"Okay turn around turn around!
Put your hands behind your back! Let's go let's go!"
"A jury of your peers having found you guilty ...ten years!"
"What?"
"Come on ...come on get in that cell nigga!"
"God ...lord!"
His hair is long his feet are hard and gr itty
He spends his life w alking the s treets of New York C ity
He's almost dead from bre athing in air pol - lu tion
He tried to vote but to h im there's no so - l ution
Living j ust e - n ough j ust e - n ough
For the c ity!
I hope you hear in - sid e my voice of so rrow
And that it motivates y ou to ma ke a better to - mo rrow
This place is cruel no where could be much co lder
If we don't change the worl d will soon be ov er
Living j ust e - n ough
Stop giving j ust e - no ugh ...for the ci - ty!
Na -na na! N a-- na na n a!
N a -na na -na na na -n a!
N a na na n a! N a -na na -na n a!
Na -na na! N a-- na na n a!
N a -na na -na na na -n a!
N a na na n a! N a -na na -na n a!
Na -na na! Na--
Na -na na -na na
Na na na na!
No no--- nono!
na na na!
na -na!
Oh--- oh--- oh!
No no--- nono!
No no--
- nono
-!
