Lyrics
and you can bet he barely makes a dollar
To walk to school she s got to get up early, surrounded by four walls that ain t so pretty For, to find a job is like a haystack needle
His father works some days for fourteen hours, living just enough
Living just enough, living just enough, cause where he lives they don t use colored people
His parents give him love and affection, living just enough
to walk to school she s got to get up early
His mother goes to scrub the floor for many, and you can bet he barely makes a dollar The, a boy is born in hard time mississippi
His mother goes to scrub the floor for many, surrounded by four walls that ain t so pretty Stevie, his mother goes to scrub the floor for many
and you d best believe she hardly gets a penny
And you can bet he barely makes a dollar, her clothes are old but never are they dirty
And you can bet he barely makes a dollar, living just enough
His father works some days for fourteen hours, her brother s smart he s got more sense than many
his patience s long but soon he won t have any
Living just enough, his father works some days for fourteen hours
Just enough for the city, her brother s smart he s got more sense than many, his patience s long but soon he won t have any
Surrounded by four walls that ain t so pretty, her skirt is short but lord her legs are sturdy The, her clothes are old but never are they dirty
His patience s long but soon he won t have any, to find a job is like a haystack needle Wonder, his sister s black but she is sho nuff pretty
Living just enough, her skirt is short but lord her legs are sturdy
To keep him strong moving in the right direction, living just enough, living just enough
Just enough for the city, his father works some days for fourteen hours, his parents give him love and affection
Just enough for the city, surrounded by four walls that ain t so pretty
