Joel Havea Trio - City Boy Lyrics

Was a city boy
Grew up on the street
Didn't have a chance
To be what he could be
Do you ever think,
Where did the time go?
Life's a battleground, and it shows
Everybody looks immediately
And so quick to judge just based on what they see

Throw a dog a bone dog a bone
'Stead they take control of me
Dirty dollars in the name of profit
Don't know how they sleep
Throw a dog a bone dog a bone
'Stead they take control you see
US dollar is the only prophet
In the land of the free

Grew up on the street
Grew into a man
Had to find his own way
City boy ain't had no chance
Grew into a man
Crime and drugs did pay
But only for a short while
Odds were shortened everyday

Do you ever think, how'd I end up here?
You're just a battery
For mr. billionaire
Once you're in the system it's too late
Spend the rest of your life
Regretting mistakes

Grew into a man
Crime and drugs did pay
But only for a short while
Odds were shortened everyday
Eventually locked up
20 in the joint
It's too late for city boy
Another case in point

There was a city boy

There was an inner city, was an inner city boy...

In the inner city,
Oh reality ain't pretty
Life already isn't easy
'Specially for all the inner city boys