Inner City Blues

[Intro]

Ooh, ooh

This ain't livin'

This ain't livin', livin', livin' woo

This ain't livin', nah, no, no, no, woo

This ain't livin', nah, no, no, no

[Verse 1]

Rockets, moon shots

Spend it on the have nots

Money, we make it

Tell you, before we see it, you take it

[Chorus]

Oh, makes me wanna holler the way they do my life, hey-hey-hey

Make me wanna holler the way they do my life, hey-hey-hey, oh

This ain't livin', nah, no, no, no

[Verse 2]

Inflation, ain't no chance

To increase my finance

Bills piled up sky high

Send my boy off to die

[Chorus]

Oh, make me wanna holler the way they do my life hey-hey-hey

Make me wanna holler the way they do my life hey-hey-hey

Hey, ooh, ooh-hoo, ooh

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Nah, no, no (Nah, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Nah, nah, nah, no, no (Nah, no, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Woo-hoo (Nah, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Woo (Nah, no, no, no)

[Verse 3]

Hang-ups (Hang-ups), letdowns (Letdowns)

Bad breaks (Bad breaks), setbacks (Setbacks)

Natural, fact is

Honey, that I can't pay my taxes

[Chorus]

Oh, make me wanna holler, throw up both my hands

Hey, it makes me wanna holler, throw up both my hands, ow

[Verse 4]

Crime is increasing

Trigger-happy policing

Hey, hey, hey, panic is spreading

Only God knows where we're heading

[Bridge]

Oh, da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da, woo

Da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da, woo

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Woo-hoo (This ain't livin')

No, no, no, no (Nah, no, no), ow

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Nah, no, no (Nah, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

No, no, no, no, no (Nah, no, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Woo-hoo (Nah, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Woo (Nah, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Nah, no (Nah, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

No, no, no, no, no, no (Nah, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Woo-hoo (Nah, no, no, no)

This ain't livin' (This ain't livin')

Woo (Nah, no, no, no)