| A boy is born in hard time Mississippi
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| Surrounded by four walls that ain’t so pretty
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| His parents give him love and affection
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| To keep him strong movin' in the right direction
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| Living just enough, just enough for the city
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| His sister’s black but she is sure not pretty
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| Her skirt is short, but oh, her legs are sturdy
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| To go to school she’s got to get up early
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| Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
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| Living just enough, just enough for the city
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| His father works some days for fourteen hours
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| And you’d best believe it, he hardly makes a dollar
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| His mother goes to scrub the floors for many
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| And you’d better believe it, she hardly gets a penny
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| Living just enough, just enough for the city
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| Living just enough for the city
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| Living just enough for the city (I can hardly pay my bills)
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| Living just enough for the city (torn clothes are on my back)
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| Living just enough for the city (often got no place to sleep)
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| Living just enough for the city (hey, and no food to eat)
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| Living just enough for the city (they try to survive in the city)
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| Living just enough for the city (they try to survive in the city)
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| Living just enough for the city (they try to survive)
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| Living just enough for the city (hey, hey, in the city)
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| Living just enough for the city (oh, oh, yeah in this city)
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| Living just enough for the city (I, I, I…)
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| Living just enough for the city (I, I’m living)
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| Living just enough for the city (you don’t know I’m living)
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| Living just enough for the city (I'm living, I’m living, I’m living)
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| Living just enough for the city (I'm living, I’m living, I’m living)
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| Living just enough for the city (I'm living, I’m living, I’m living)
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| Living just enough for the city (in the city, yes I am)
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| Yee-ha! |
| Yes-ah, get your hands together and help me
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| I’ve been living through the city
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| It sounds mighty good, yes it does
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| Oh, ohh! |
| Yee-hee, wanna survive in the city
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| I’ve got to live in the city
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| I wanna live in the city
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| Mmm, yeah, oh! |
| Oh yeah!
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| Help me survive in the city
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| Help me, help me, help me, oh!
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| I’ve got to live in the city
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| Hee-hee… |