Stevie Wonder - Living for the City (Natural Wonder Live) Lyrics

Lyrics Living for the City (Natural Wonder Live) - Stevie Wonder



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
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
Da da 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
Living just enough, 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
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
Da da da...
Living just enough, for the city, whoa (Repeat)
Da da da...
(Interlude)
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, stop giving just enough for the city
Da da da...



Writer(s): WONDER STEVIE


Stevie Wonder - Natural Wonder
Album Natural Wonder
date of release
21-11-1995

1 Living for the City (Natural Wonder Live)
2 Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours (Natural Wonder Live)
3 My Cherie Amour (Natural Wonder Live)
4 Overjoyed (Natural Wonder Live)
5 I Just Called To Say I Love You (Live/1995)
6 Superstition (Live/1995)
7 You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Live/1995)
8 I Wish (Live/1995)
9 Sir Duke (Natural Wonder Live)
10 Another Star
11 Another Star (Natural Wonder Live)
12 For Your Love (Natural Wonder Live)
13 I Just Called to Say I Love You (Natural Wonder Live)
14 Superstition (Natural Wonder Live)
15 You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Natural Wonder Live)
16 I Wish (Natural Wonder Live)
17 Sir Duke (Live/1995)
18 Living For the City (Live/1995)
19 Stay Gold (Natural Wonder Live)
20 Stay Gold (Live/1995)
21 Rocket Love (Natural Wonder Live)
22 Ribbon In the Sky (Live/1995)
23 Higher Ground (Natural Wonder Live)
24 Higher Ground (Live/1995)
25 Stevie Ray Blues (Live/1995)
26 Stevie Ray Blues (Natural Wonder Live)
27 Master Blaster (Jammin') (Live/1995)
28 Pastime Paradise (Natural Wonder Live)
29 My Cherie Amour (Live/1995)
30 Overjoyed (Live/1995)
31 Village Ghetto Land (Live/1995)
32 Ms. & Mr. Little Ones
33 Ms. & Mr. Little Ones (Natural Wonder Live)
34 Ms. & Mr. Little Ones (Live/1995)
35 If It's Magic (Live/1995)
36 Pastime Paradise (Live/1995)
37 Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours (Live/1995)
38 Love's in Need of Love Today (Natural Wonder Live)
39 Love's In Need of Love Today (Live/1995)
40 Dancing to the Rhythm (Natural Wonder Live)
41 Dancing To the Rhythm (Live/1995)
42 Dancing to the Rhythm
43 Stevie Ray Blues




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