Hard Livin' (Hoodrat Boogie)

from Gemini in Blue by Blackie Valentino

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I used to work the streets hustlin' the man.
Now i'm hustlin' the beat in a rock n' roll band.
Rollin' in the ruins about as low as I can stand, laughing as I watch what desperation does to Man.
It's hard livin' baby, don't I know it's true! I'm just trying to get along baby, just like you too.
People talk about me saying i'm so strange, cus there's nothing in my pockets but a handful of change. Well I don't care for money and I don't care for fame, I'm just waiting for the Maker to call my name.
Cus it's hard livin' baby, don't I know it's true! I'm just trying to get along baby just like you too.
Now I got a cool woman and she treats me good, so I promised my bay I would take her out the hood. So now i'm trying to get it like you know I should. I'm gonna get it baby any way I could.
It's hard livin' baby don't I know it's true! I'm just trying to get along baby, just like you too.
You can make it if you try!

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from Gemini in Blue, track released June 21, 2023
Written by Blackie Valentino
Blackie : lead & background vocals, organ, tambourine
Jeffertitti : background vocals, drums, bass guitars, lead & rhythm guitars, fuzz, casio, prophet

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