[ti:Living For The City] [ar:Michael McDonald] [al:Soul Speak] [by:活在当下] [03:48.73][00:01.07]Michael McDonald - Living For The City [03:59.56][00:07.80] 活在当下 制作 [00:12.15] [00:12.34]A boy is born in hard time Mississippi [00:16.99]Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty [00:22.04]His parents give him love and affection [00:26.79]To keep him strong moving in the right direction [00:30.93]Living just enough, just enough for the city... [00:40.24] [00:41.55]His father works some days for fourteen hours [00:46.49]And you can bet he barely makes a dollar [00:51.41]His mother goes to scrub the floor for many [00:56.35]And you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny [01:00.37]Living just enough, just enough for the city... [01:09.66] [01:28.11]His sister's black but she is sho 'nuff pretty [01:33.01]Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy [01:37.84]To walk to school she's got to get up early [01:42.95]Her clothes are old but never are they dirty [01:46.86]Living just enough, just enough for the city... [01:56.06] [01:57.40]Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many [02:02.47]His patience's long but soon he won't have any [02:07.19]To find a job is like a haystack needle [02:12.21]Cause where he lives they don't use colored people [02:16.21]Living just enough, just enough for the city... [02:48.97] [02:49.26]His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty [02:54.01]He spends his love walking the streets of New York City [02:58.71]He's almost dead from breathing on air pollution [03:03.63]He tried to vote but to him there's no solution [03:07.80]Living just enough, just enough for the city... [03:15.85] [03:18.28]I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow [03:23.11]And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow [03:28.12]This place is cruel no where could be much colder [03:32.99]If we don't change the world will soon be over [03:37.77]Living just enough, just enough for the city! [03:45.46]