Al Jarreau - We Got By Lyrics
I hardly had a bellyfulNever knew a new bicycleHand-me-down books and shoesThey brought the yule tides in JulyI rode a bus, a train and sometimesStrolling for miles to a movie showSinging a song "Shoobedoo"While birds and rich folks flewright on byBut we got byLord knows we got byWinter wishes wait till JuneWe brightened July withthat hot dog funTell your mama you're with SueYou bring the beans and I'llfind the wineThem neon lights were brighttill 2:00And sneaking back home withthis girl named JoI hurried down to say do"And stared my first man-childin the eyeBut we got byLord knows we got byAnd now baby's got his bellyfulAnd finally here's that new bicycleWorking, praying, June to JuneAnd mama's got LA gleamingin her eyeAnd we got byLord knows we got byYou see we kept on walkingand talking, hawkingOoing, cooing, wooingLoving, tugging, hugging, rubbingSugging, fugging, laying, praying, swayingLetting, fretting, begetting, lyingFlying, trying, sighing, dying.
