Story Behind The Song
I worked two jobs and I did not have anybody to help me both of my parents are deceased. Now that I have one job and this business i am still dealing with the same situation
Song Description
Over worked and underpaid and underappreciated often leads to high stress levels, heart failure and mental meltdowns. This song in general talks about the physical and mental dealings of working hard long hours and not having any time to enjoy life.
| Song Length |
5:10 |
Genre |
Rap - Progressive, Rap - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Stressed, Infuriated |
Subject |
Frustration, Economics |
| Similar Artists |
Arrested Development, Public Enemy |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
Intro-This is for my people who is hustling and struggling
This is for my people that's working real hard
You ain't got time to slow down to slow down yeah yeah
This is for all my people that's working real hard
On that goddamn job
Working 65 hours plus a week-not getting no kind of sleep
You out there busting your tail off
Trying hard to pay those bills
You're not getting no kind of thrill
You're taking flack on the job from Ted, Bob, and Jill
You got to take care of yours
You say to yourself this shit is bad for your health
But you keep doing it doing it doing it for yourself
Your body is broken down-they used you all up
Now you feel just like a sideshow clown
You got a high mortgage payment and a car note too
Your rent is due guess what
They just say it's too bad for you it's too bad for you ooh
There's a lot of negativity that surrounds our community
Yeah there are some of us that's about negativity
But not all of us in generality
Some of us are educated-that's right
Some of us are fustrated-that's right
I have not got my fair slice of the pie
That's why I wrote this song
Some of us are so damn angy
Boys and girls I've been there working 65 hours plus a week
Not getting no kind of sleep
I did things that I would cry about
I just let the anger eat me inside and out
I would drink juice and gin
Yes I know that's a sin-but I felt that I could not win
I was young and my life was eatin up I had to do
What I had to do to survive to stay alive
That's why I wrote this song I know first hand
I understand your fustrations
Dealing with crappy people all over the land
Please put your faith in god's hand my friend
This is for my people that's hustling and struggling
Your working 65 hours plus a week not getting no kind of sleep
You ain't got time to slow down to slow it down
Your body is broken down
This is for my people