스티비 원더의 싱글이며 그의 16집 앨범
Innervisions의 두번째 싱글로 1973년 11월에 발매되었다.
미시시피주에서 태어나
뉴욕으로 이주 후 힘겹게 사는 흑인 소년의 이야기를 다루고 있다. 스티비 원더의 사회비판적인 시선이 담겨있는 곡이다. 1975년
레이 찰스가 리메이크했다.
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 moving in the right direction
Living just enough, just enough for the city...ee ha!
His father works some days for fourteen hours
And you can bet he barely makes a dollar
His mother goes to scrub the floor 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 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
Living just enough, just enough for the city...um hum
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...
Living just enough...
For the city...ooh,ooh
His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty
He spends his life walking the streets of New York City
He's almost dead from breathing in air pollution
He tried to vote but to him there's no solution
Living just enough, just enough for the city...yeah, yeah, yeah!
I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow
And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow
This place is cruel no where could be much colder
If we don't change the world will soon be over
Living just enough, just enough for the city!!!!
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빌보드 R&B 차트에서 1973년 12월 다섯번째 주부터 1974년 1월 첫째 주까지 2주 연속 1위,
빌보드 핫 100에서 8위를 기록했다.
1974년 빌보드 핫 100 연말 차트에선 45위에 올랐다.
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