音樂影片
音樂影片
積分
演出藝人
Andrew Hale
電子琴
Stuart Matthewman
吉他
Leroy Osbourne
和聲
Paul Denman
貝斯
ADU SADE
聲樂
詞曲
Andrew Hale
詞曲創作
Stuart Matthewman
詞曲創作
ADU SADE
詞曲創作
Sade
編曲
製作與工程團隊
Sade
製作人
Mike Pela
工程師
Tom Coyne
母帶工程師
歌詞
[Verse 1]
Mamma been laid off
Pappa been laid off
My brother's been laid off
For more than two years now
Ooh, can't get a job
Billy can't get a job (Oh, yeah)
They gotta listen to the blues
[Chorus]
Help them to strive
Help them to move on
Help them to have some future
Help them to live long
Help them to live life
Help them to smile
Don't let them stay home
And listen to the blues
[Verse 2]
Pappa been laid off (Oh, Pappa)
Mamma been laid off (Oh, Mamma)
Billy can't get a job
For too long, too long
[Verse 3]
Don't let them lose
We gotta give them a chance
It's gonna come back on everyone
If you don't make them dance
Don't let them stay home
And listen to the blues
[Verse 4]
There's nothing sacred
Breathing hatred
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
We have to face it
No one can take it
And feel no pain (Feel no pain)
[PreChorus]
Mamma been laid off
Pappa been laid off
My brother's been laid off
For more than two years now
Ooh, can't get a job
Billy can't get a job
Ooh, they gotta listen to the blues
[Chorus]
Help them to strive
Help them to move on
Help them to have some future
Help them to live long
Help them to live life
Help them to smile
Don't let them stay home
And listen to the blues
[Bridge]
One day we're gonna wake up
And the ghetto's all around
All over, my friend
Have you ever seen a man break down?
Do you know how, how that feels?
To walk the streets
With your head held high (With your head held high)
Why, why, why?
Oh Lord, have mercy
Did you ever see a man break down?
[Bridge]
There's nothing sacred
Breathing hatred
We have to face it
No one can take it
And feel no pain
[Outro]
Oh, did you ever see a man break down?
Written by: Andrew Hale, Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman
