Lyrics Work Song.lrc Metropole Orkest & Ledisi
[id: ptgpqzel]
[ar: Metropole Orkest & Ledisi]
[al: Ledisi Sings Nina]
[ti: Work Song]
[length: 06:20]
[00:24.80]Breaking rock out here on the chain gang
[00:29.15]Breaking rocks and serving my time
[00:34.05]Breaking rock out here on the chain gang
[00:38.00]’Cause I’ve been convicted of a crime
[00:42.55]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
[00:47.25]Well, I reckon that ought to get it
[00:51.35]I’ve been working, working
[01:03.15]But I still got so terribly far to go
[01:15.35]Hey, yeah, yeah
[01:21.05]Breaking rock out here on the chain gang
[01:24.05]Breaking rocks and serving my time
[01:27.05]Breaking rock out here on the chain gang
[01:29.86]’Cause I’ve been convicted of a crime
[01:32.85]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
[01:35.65]Well, I reckon that ought to get it
[01:37.90]I’ve been working, I been working
[01:40.40]And I still got so terribly far to go
[01:44.06]I committed crime, Lord, I needed
[01:47.21]Crime of being hungry and poor
[01:49.86]Left the grocery store, man bleeding
[01:52.87]When they caught me robbing his store
[01:55.66]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
[01:58.46]Well, I reckon that ought to get it
[02:00.97]I’ve been working, I’ve been working
[02:03.46]And I still got so far to go
[02:07.68]I heard the judge say five years hard labor
[02:10.28]On a chain-gang you gotta go
[02:13.08]I heard the judge say five years hard labor
[02:16.19]I heard my daddy say, “Oh, Lordy, no”
[02:18.94]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
[02:21.69]Well, I reckon that ought to get it
[02:24.09]I’ve been working, I’ve been working
[02:26.88]And I still got so terribly far to go, oh
[04:49.06]Wanna see my sweet honey baby
[04:52.36]Wanna break off these chains and run
[04:55.06]Wanna lay down somewhere shady
[04:57.91]’Cause it sure is hot in the sun
[05:00.77]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
[05:03.76]Well, I reckon that ought to get it
[05:06.16]I been working, I been working
[05:08.66]And I still got so far to go
[05:12.34]Breaking a big rock on the chain gang
[05:15.39]Breaking rocks and serving my time
[05:18.29]Breaking rock out here on the chain gang
[05:20.99]’Cause I’ve been convicted of a crime
[05:23.79]Hold it steady right there while I hit it
[05:26.69]Well, I reckon that ought to get it
[05:29.39]I been working, I been working
[05:31.89]Ooh, still got so terribly far to go
[05:34.83]I been working, working
[05:37.49]Ooh, still got so far to go
[05:40.63]I been working, working
[05:44.14]And I still got, got so terribly far to go
[06:07.29]Hey, ohYear of Release: 2021