Living for the City (The Voice Performance) - Josh Logan
A boy is born in hard time Mississippi
Surrounded by four walls
That ain't so pretty
His parents give him some love and affection
To keep him strong moving
In the right direction
Living just enough
Just enough for the city
His father works some days
For fourteen hours
And you can bet he barely makes a dollar
His mother goes to scrub the floors for many
And you'd best believe
She hardly gets a penny
Living just enough
Just enough for the city yeah
His sister's black but
She is sure enough pretty
Her skirt is short but
Lord her legs are sturdy
To walk 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 city
Her brother's smart
He's got more sense than many
His patience's long
But soon he won't have any
To find a job is like a haystack needle
'Cause where he lives
They don't use colored people
Living just enough
Just enough for the city city
Living just enough
For the city for the city
Just enough for the city
For the living
Just enough for the city
For the living
Just enough for the city
For the living
Just enough for the city
For the living
Just enough for the city
For the living
Just enough for the city
For the living
Just enough for the city
Just enough just enough for the city city
Just enough
