Concrete Jungle
Seeking Love in the Concrete Jungle: Judy Mowatt's Soulful Odyssey
Lyrics
No sun will shine in my day today
No sunlight in my life today
The high yellow moon won't come out to play
The bright moon is absent, refusing to appear
I said darkness has covered my light,
Darkness has overshadowed my happiness
and has changed my day into night, yeah.
My day has turned into night due to these challenges
Where is the love to be found
Seeking love but struggling to find it
Won't someone help me
Pleading for assistance from someone
'Cause sweet life must be somewhere to be found
Believing that a better, sweeter life must exist somewhere
Instead of concrete jungle
In a challenging and harsh urban environment
Where the living is hardest
Where survival is difficult
Concrete jungle
Reiterating the harshness of the urban setting
Man and woman have to do their best.
Men and women are forced to strive for their best
No chains around my feet
No physical chains, but a sense of confinement
But still I'm not free
Freedom is elusive despite no visible restraints
I know I am bound here in captivity
Feeling bound in captivity, unable to escape
I've never known what happiness is
Lacking knowledge of true happiness
I've never known what sweet caress is
Deprived of the experience of tender affection
I'll be always laughing like a clown
Maintaining a facade of laughter, resembling a clown
Won't somebody help me?
Desperation for assistance remains
'Cause my sweet life must be somewhere out there to be found
Believing that a sweeter life must exist somewhere
Instead of a concrete jungle
Reiterating the challenging urban environment
Where the living is hardest
Where survival is difficult
Concrete jungle
Emphasizing the harshness of the urban setting
A woman has to do her best
Women are also compelled to strive for their best
Sweet life, sweet life
Expressing the desire for a better life
Concrete jungle
Highlighting the challenges in the urban environment
Where the living is hardest
Reiterating the difficulties of city life
Concrete jungle
Men are compelled to give their best effort
Man has to do his best
Concrete jungle
Underlining the struggles in the urban setting
Where the living is hardest
Emphasizing the challenges of city life
Concrete jungle
Reinforcing the need for collective effort
People you've got to do your best
Encouraging people to strive for their best
Concrete jungle
Final plea for resilience in the harsh urban environment
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