Andrea turn to me and hear what I'm sayin' And why must you always be kneelin' and prayin' Though hard as I run I can't overcome The things that this city has taken Cowbells shakin' Go back to our village a-wailin' and weepin' And tell your fat momma the life we've been keepin'
Your headwaiter brother won't give me a job And I've walked these streets till I'm breakin' Cowbells shakin' Andrea speak up can't you hear what I'm sayin' And why must you always be kneelin' and prayin'