roll with the punches

Singer:randy newman

they say that people are livin' in the street

no food in their belly

no shoes on their feet

six black children livin' in a burned-up room

one bare light bulb swinging

little black kid come home from school

put his key in the door

mr. rat's on the stairway

mr. junkie's lyin' in his

own vomit on the floor

you gotta roll with the punches

little black boy

that's what you got to do

you got to roll with the punches

tap it baby

there's all these boring people

you see 'em on the tv

and they're making up all these boring stories

about how bad things have come to be

they say you got to