THE O'JAYS - Survival lyrics

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Help me. (Help me.) Help me. (Poor me.) Help me. (Help me.)

Survival.

Survival of the fittest.

Survival. Ay, uh.

I gotta get with it.

'Cause it ain't no joke (Ain't no joke) when a man is broke.

Busted walking around broke.

And it ain't no jive (Ain't no jive) trying to stay alive.

Livin' from day to day, livin now.

Rent man says that the rent is due.

My little baby needs a new pair of shoes.

I'm just about to lose my mind.

One step away from the bread line.

Well, I'm trying to do the very best I can.

Trying to make it on through.

I don't know which way to turn.

I don't know what to do. Oooooooh. (Ay, ay, ay.)

Survival. Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Survival of the fittest.

Survival. Ay, well, well.

I gotta get with it.

'Cause it ain't no joke (Ain't no joke) when a man is broke.

Busted walking around broke.

And it ain't no jive (Ain't no jive) trying to stay alive.

Livin' from day to day, livin' now.

Pockets are bare, I'm down to my last penny.

Looking for hope, I can't find any.

First law of nature is the preservation of man.

Look like I'll have to do with anything I can.

Hustle, bustle, day in and day out.

Can't even get a good night's sleep.

I don't know how in the world.

We're gonna make these ends meet. Oh. (Ay, ay, ay.)

Survival. Ay, yi, yi.

Survival of the fittest.

Survival. Ay, ay.

I gotta get with it.

'Cause it ain't no joke (Ain't no joke) when a man is broke.

Walking around with his hands in his pockets broke, busted.

And it ain't no jive (Ain't no jive) trying to stay alive.

Livin' from day to day, livin' now.

Hustle, bustle. Can't quit it, gotta get it.

Help me. (Help me.) Help me. (Help me.) Help me. (Help me.)

Uh, uh, uhhhhhhhhhhhh, oh. (Survival.)

(Survival of the fittest.) Well, well, well.

Survival. Ay, yi, yi.

I gotta get with it.

(Survival.) Well, well, well.

Survival of the fittest.

Survival. Won'tcha, won'tcha.

(I gotta get with it.)

(Survival.) I wonder does anybody care

(Survival of the fittest.)

(Survival.) When they, ay, uh, get on the welfare.

(I gotta get with it.)

Survival. Help me, help me, help me.

(Survival of the fittest.)

Survival. Ay, uh.

I gotta get with it.

(Survival.) Rent man says the rent is due.

(Survival of the fittest.)

(Survival.) Pockets are bare, I don't know what to do.

(I gotta get with it.)

Survival. Ay, ay, ay.

Survival of the fittest.

Survival. Ay, yi, ay, yi, yi, yi, uh.

(I gotta get with it.)

Survival. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,

(Survival of the fittest.)

(Survival.) I'm busted.

Oh. (I gotta get with it.) (Huh!)

I-I'm busted. (Survival.) Ay, yi, ay, ay.