Michael Franti - Life In The City lyrics

Some say you only get so many breaths, when they're gone you'll meet your maker Some people always try to cheat their d**h but when it comes you just cant shake it Some people try to make a deal to get a little bit more but they just can't take it Some of them end up in debt, when their called they try to fake it But one morning the clock will chime and no more birds come flying by And temperatures keep rising higher, sixteen bullets come flying by Ai yi yi put your hands up high Coz' you never know how long your gunna live till' ya die They hit you with a missile, hit you with a bomb, hit you with the law try to take your home Break into your house in the middle of the night, track you on a cell phone by satellite Stopped N.Y. time you're in your car Search your body search your home an' listenin' in on your phone calls Still no politician got enough balls, lining the people up against the wall When the truth comes out all hell will call and someday Guantanamo will fall Until that day we all will ride on [Chorus] Ai yi yi put your hands up high 'Coz you never know how long your gunna live till' ya die That's life in the city, that's life in the city yeah That's life in the city, mad world in the city Some holdin' on, so damn gone their whole lives livin' with their TV on Then radio play the same 10 songs, set your clock by which ones on And watching the news try to see whats wrong, find somebody else to blame it on Hope they never come and research you coz' your grandmother was an immigrant too So if you love somebody better tell them so 'Coz you never ever ever no when they gonna go If they love you back, just give thanks Can't keep love like money in the bank