[Verse 1]
Yo
Listen up
Cats
Dig what I'm sayin' (uh-huh!)
This concrete jungle
Man
It ain't no playin' (no, sir!)
They buildin' towers
Reachin' for the sky (so high!)
But down on the ground
The people just cry (why, oh why?)
Yeah
They cryin'
[Chorus]
Concrete jungle blues
Got me feelin' low (so low!)
Concrete jungle blues
Nowhere left to go (where we gonna go?)
They pullin' strings
Man
Behind the scene (ooh-yeah!)
Concrete jungle blues
What's it all mean? (tell me!)
[Verse 2]
Talkin' 'bout progress
Talkin' 'bout change (huh!)
But the pockets get fatter
It's always the same (ain't that a shame?)
Promises broken
Like a busted-up drum (boom-bap!)
Leavin' us hungry
Pickin' up crumbs (just crumbs, y'all!)
[Chorus]
Concrete jungle blues
Got me feelin' low (so low!)
Concrete jungle blues
Nowhere left to go (where we gonna go?)
They pullin' strings
Man
Behind the scene (ooh-yeah!)
Concrete jungle blues
What's it all mean? (tell me!)
[Guitar Solo]
(Wah-wah, stingin' like a bee!)
[Bridge]
They say it's for the people
For the common good (lies, lies!)
But the truth
It's hidden
Misunderstood (so misunderstood!)
Gotta open your eyes
Gotta open your ears (listen up!)
Shake off the dust
Conquer all your fears (no fear!)