We are sorry to announce that The Karaoke Online Flash site will no longer be available by the end of 2020 due to Adobe and all major browsers stopping support of the Flash Player."

You can still sing karaoke with us. Go to thekaraokechannel.com/html to sing on your desktop.

Thanks for singing with us!




This content requires the Adobe Flash Player. Get Flash

Living For The City (Radio Version)

In the style of

Stevie Wonder

Lyrics

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

livin' just enough
just enough
for the city
ee ah

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 best believe
she hardly gets
a penny

livin' just enough
just enough
for the city yeah
da da da da da da da
da ah da da la da la
da la da da
da da da la da

his sister's black
but she is
sho' 'nuff 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

livin' just enough
just enough
for the city
mm

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
the haystack needle
'cause where he lives
they don't use
colored people

livin' just enough
just enough
for the city
yeah
da da da da da da da
da ah da da la da la
da da la da
da ah da la la

woo
livin' for the city
yeah
ain't nothin' but a pity
hee
livin' for the city
yeah yeah aah

for nothin'
but the city
hee
livin' for the city
yeah yeah

the funky grimy city
i'm
livin' for the city
aah hah

for the
nasty dirty city
woo
everybody
clap your hand
together now
woo

mm hmm yeah
for the city boy
livin'
just enough
for the city yeah

Details

  • Duration : 3:50
  • Key : F#
  • Genre : R&B/Hip-Hop
  • Year released : 1973
  • Language : English

Related Content

Other songs in the style of Stevie Wonder