[ti:Soulsville]
[ar:Rumer]
[al:Boys Don't Cry (2012)]
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[00:01.00]Rumer - Soulsville
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[00:09.22]Black man, born free
[00:13.21]At least that's the way it's supposed to be
[00:17.50]Chains that bind him are hard to see
[00:21.92]Unless you take this walk with me
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[00:26.48]Place where he lives
[00:30.16]It's got plenty of names ...
[00:34.44]Slum, Ghetto and Black Belt
[00:38.44]And they're one and the same
[00:41.48]And I call it ... Soulsville
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[00:46.49]Soulsville
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[00:51.31]Any kind of job is hard to find
[00:55.89]That means an increase in the welfare line
[00:59.82]Crime rate is rising, too
[01:04.16]If you were hungry, what would you do?
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[01:08.95]Rent is two months past due
[01:12.41]On a building that's falling apart
[01:16.21]Little boy needs a pair of shoes
[01:20.46]And this is only a part
[01:23.25]Of life in ... Soulsville
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[01:28.89]Soulsville
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[01:33.84]Some of the brothers got plenty of cash
[01:38.18]Tricks on the corner gonna see to that
[01:42.29]Some like to smoke and some like to blow
[01:46.32]Some are even strung out on a $50 Jones
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[01:51.23]Some are trying to ditch reality
[01:55.46]By getting so high
[02:00.07]Only to find out
[02:02.37]You can never reach the sky
[02:05.48]When your roots are in ... Soulsville
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[02:11.27]Soulsville
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[02:15.60]Every Sunday morning
[02:19.40]You can hear the sisters sing
[02:23.57]"Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
[02:27.48]Trust in the Lord to make a way, oh"
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[02:33.40]I hope that He hears their prayers
[02:37.06]Because deep in their souls they believe
[02:41.22]That one day He'll put an end
[02:45.02]To all the misery
[02:47.56]That we have in ... Soulsville
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[03:33.23]Lyrics compiled by Tony from LK Lyrics Group
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