Doin' time

I'm inside, it ain't nice
no sir, not at all we're not
having a ball

doin' time
livin' in fear of your life
kickin' someone in the guts

an' all for the struggle of power
for a mighty man to have his way
nobody's  comin' after me

'cause I'm secure
some are lookin' out for me
that's for sure

we keep ourselves in shape
sometimes a knife finds its way
they;re not tellin'

I'm doin' time
kickin' an' cuttin' all the while
it ain't nice

no sir, not at all
we're not havin' aball

(c) JR. 

A Life To Live

I've got a life,
not a silly life,
just a life
a life that I live,
a life I do not miss
I live it in style
I live it with a smile

it can be nice
could be poor
could be wild
could be
crossing The Nile
could be sad
lyiing in bed
could be bad

my case I rest
it's a life I've led
is not over yet
there's more to come
so much to be done
a lot get none

I, I get it all
from start to finish
my life is a gimmick
if you want to try
better be wise
you got to have style
you must persist to live
you must be ready to give

you must be ready
to take the worst
living a life like this
is a case of surviving
becomes a case of dying
if you don't know how
you must be taught

I'm afraid by then
I won't be around
'cause I've got more lives
to live
one of them was this

(c) JR. Eightees