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Masterpiece (Live)
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R&B/Soul
Masterpiece (Live) was released on January 1, 1974 by Hip-O Select as a part of the album In Japan! (Live)
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1974
LabelHip-O Select
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM133

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Temptations
The Temptations
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kaname Tajima
Kaname Tajima
Producer
Hideo Takada
Hideo Takada
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Money, I ain't got none
(Where I was born, everything was dull and dingy)
Job, can't find one
I lived in a place they called the inner city
The streets raised me from a baby
(Getting ahead, huh, was strictly a no-no
'Cause nobody cares what happens to folks that live in the ghetto)
Thousand of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
This is a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto, only the strong survives
Broken down homes, kids strung out
They don't even know what life's all about
Stealin' cars, robbin' bars
Muggin', drugs, rat-infested and no one's interested
Kids dodgin' cars for recreation
Only adds to a mother's frustration
Break-ins, folks comin' home and findin' all their possessions gone
Oh ho
It's an every day thing - well well - in the ghetto
It's an every day thing in the ghetto
Written by: Norman Whitfield
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