DamnLyrics - The center provides all the lyrics

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye



     
Page format: Left Center Right
Direct link:
BB code:
Embed:

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Lyrics


Rockets, moon shots
Spend it on the have-nots
Money, we make it
'Fore we see it, you'll take itOh, make you wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my lifeThis ain't livin', this ain't livin'
No, no baby, this ain't livin'
No, no, no, noInflation, no chance
To increase finance
Bills pile up, sky high
Send that boy off to dieOh, make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life, oh babyHang ups, let downs
Bad breaks, set backs
Natural fact is
Honey, that I can't pay my taxesOh, make me wanna holler

And throw up both my hands
Yea, it makes me wanna holler
And throw up both my handsCrime is increasing
Trigger happy policing
Panic is spreading
God knows where, where we're headingOh, they don't understand
Make me wanna holler
They don't understandGod bless you
And Lord keep you
And may you live, live, live a good lifeGod bless you
Lord keep you
And may you live, live, live a long long sweet life
Don't let the things get you down
Hold your hands, baby, walk aroundSay God bless you
And I'll keep you
I'm praying a prayer for each and everyone of you
Heaven bless you
Heaven keep you

Enjoy the lyrics !!!
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (2 April 1939 - 1 April 1984) was an American soul and rnb singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, known as "The Prince of Soul", or "The Prince of Motown." Originally a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows, he pursued a solo career after the group disbanded and released many successful solo hits including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Let's Get It On" and "What's Going On". His best albums are still held in extremely high regard, and he is often cited as one of the finest singers of his era.

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. was born in 1939 to Marvin Gay, Sr. and Alberta Gay in Washington, D.C.. Gaye began his career in Motown in 1958, and soon became Motown's top solo male artist. He scored numerous hits during the 1960s, among them "Ain't That Peculiar", "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", as well as several hit duets with Tammi Terrell, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"" and "You're All I Need To Get By", before moving on to his own form of musical self-expression.

Along with Stevie Wonder, Gaye is notable for fighting the hit-making—but creatively restrictive—Motown record-making process, in which performers, songwriters and record producers were generally kept in separate camps. Gaye forced Motown to release his 1971 album What's Going On, which is today hailed as one of the best albums of all time. Subsequent releases proved that Gaye, who had been a part-time songwriter for Motown artists during his early years with the label, could write and produce his own singles without having to rely on the Motown system. This achievement would pave the way for the successes of later self-sufficient singer-songwriter-producers in African American music, such as Luther Vandross and Babyface.

During the 1970s, Gaye would release several other notable albums, including Let's Get It On and I Want You, and released several successful singles such as "Come Get to This", "Got To Give It Up" and "Sexual Healing". By the time of his shooting death in 1984, at the hands of his clergyman father, Gaye had become one of the most influential artists of the soul music era.

User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.

View All

Marvin Gaye