feel no pain

mamma been laid off, pappa been laid off, my brother's been laid off, for more than two years now, ooh can't get a job, billy can't get a job, ooh they gotta listen to the blues, help them to strive, help them to move on, help them to have some future, help them to live long, help them to live life, help them to smile, don't let them stay home and listen to the blues, pappa been laid off, mamma been laid off, billy can't get a job, for too long too long, don't let them lose, we gotta give them a chance, it's gonna come back on everyone, if you don't make them dance, don't let them stay home and listen to the blues, there's nothing sacred ), breathing hatred, we have to face it, no one can take it, and feel no pain, mamma been laid off, pappa been laid off, my brother's been laid off, for more than two years now, ooh can't get a job, billy can't get a job, ooh they gotta listen to the blues, help them to strive, help them to move on, help them to have some future, help them to live long, help them to live life, help them to smile, don't let them stay home and listen to the blues, one day we're gonna wake up, and the ghetto's all around, all over my friend, have you ever seen a man break down, do you know how that feels, to walk the streets with your head held high, why, why, why, oh lord, have mercy, did you ever see a man break down, there's nothing sacred, breathing hatred, we have to face it, no one can take it, and feel no pain, ooh did you ever see a man break down