B

black

man

with

a

B

black

cat

B

liv-

in'

in

a

black

neigh-

bor-

hood.__

B

He's

got

an

B

in-

ter

state__

run-

nin'

through__

B

his

front

yard.__

You

know,

he

A

E

thinks

he's

got

it

so

good.__

B

B

wom-

an

in

the

B

kitch-

en

B

clean-

in'

up

the

eve-

nin'

slop.__

B

And

he

looks__

A

at

her and

says,

"Hey,

dar-

lin',

E

I can re-

mem-

ber

when

you

could__

B

stop

a

clock."__

B

Oh,

but

ain't

that

A-

mer-

B

young

man

in

a

B

T-

shirt

B

lis-

t'nin

to

a

rock

in'

roll

in'

B

sta-

tion.__

He's

got

B

greas-

y

hair__

and

a

B

greas-

y

smile__

That

says,

"Lord

A

E

this

must

be

my

des-

tin-

B

na-

tion."

B

told

me

when

I

was

B

young-

er

B

"Boy

you

gon-

na

be

Pres-

i-

B

dent."

But

just

like__

A

ev-

'ry'

thing

else,

those

old

E

cra-

zy

dreams

just

kind-

a

B

came

and

went.__

B

Oh,

but

ain't

that

A-

mer-

B

peo-

ple

and

more

B

peo-

ple.

B

What

do

they

know?__

B

B

Go

to

work__

in

some

high-

B

rise

and

va-

ca-

tion

down

at

A

E

the

Gulf

of

Mex-

i-

co.__

B

B

win-

ners

and

theres

B

los-

ers,

B

but

they

ain't

no

big

deal.__

B

'Cause

the

sim-

A

ple

man, ba-

by

pays

for

the

E

thrills,

the

bills,

the

B

pills

that

kill.__

B

Oh,

but

ain't

that

A-

mer-