Inner City Blues
John Mayer DJ Logic and Guru Lyrics

Dah, dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Dah, dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Rockets, moon shots
Investment of money and resources into scientific research and exploration.

Spend it on the have nots
The money is being used to help those who are lacking basic needs.

Money, we make it
We are capable of making money.

Fore we see it you take it
However, the government takes most of our earnings before we even get a chance to see it.

Oh, make you wanna holler
This realization can make someone scream in frustration.

The way they do my life
This refers to the government's control over people's earnings and life.

Make me wanna holler
Repeats the frustration and anger of the previous line.

The way they do my life
Repeats the theme of government control over life and earnings.

This ain't livin', this ain't livin'
Life under such conditions is not truly living as it can be quite difficult.

No, no baby, this ain't livin'
Repeats the assertion that life is difficult and not truly living in these conditions.

No, no, no
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Inflation no chance
The high cost of living makes it nearly impossible to increase one's finances.

To increase finance
People are unable to effectively increase their monetary income due to high costs of living.

Bills pile up sky high
People are weighed down by bills and payments that are difficult to make and keep up with.

Send that boy off to die
Many young men are sent to war where they face death on a regular basis.

Make me wanna holler
The continuing theme of suffering and hardship.

The way they do my life
Government control over the people's lives and earnings.

Make me wanna holler
Continued frustration and anger.

The way they do my life
Identifies government control over people's lives as the reasoning for the frustration.

Dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Hang ups, let downs
Challenges and disappointment.

Bad breaks, set backs
More challenges and setbacks.

Natural fact is
The unfortunate reality is.

I can't pay my taxes
People are unable to effectively pay their taxes due to the high cost of living.

Oh, make me wanna holler
Repeats the point of frustration and desperation felt by many.

And throw up both my hands
People are unable to do anything about their situations and feel helpless.

Yea, it makes me wanna holler
Continued expression of helplessness and frustration.

Crime is increasing
Crime is on the rise and creating further problems for people struggling to make ends meet.

Trigger happy policing
There is an overreliance on violent means of policing.

Panic is spreading
People are increasingly panicked and desperate as they struggle to survive.

God know where we're heading
There is no clear path for where society is headed due to increasing societal problems.

Oh, make me wanna holler
Continued frustration and desperation.

They don't understand
The government and those in power do not understand the struggles of those struggling to survive.

Dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Dah, dah, dah
Repetitive sound with no meaning

Mother, mother
Calls out to the highest authority in hope of getting help.

Everybody thinks we're wrong
Many people misunderstand the hardships and assume those suffering are doing something wrong.

Who are they to judge us
There is no reason for people to judge others without understanding the underlying issues.

Simply cause we wear our hair long
Those who are misunderstood may be discriminated against for arbitrary reasons, even something as trivial as hair length.