Released on June 28, 1974

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Hit it!

Pure hell, pure hell

Pure hell, pure hell

It's hell down here

And we've got to make a change (Pure hell)

It's hell down here

And we've got to make a change

It's hell down here

And we've got to make a change (Pure hell)

Got to make it hard

It's hard to make it

It's hard to make it

Getting harder every day

Oh, it's hell trying to make it

When you're doing it by yourself

It's hell paying taxes

When there's no money left

It's hell giving up the best years

The best years of your soul

Paying bills from the day you're born, good God

'Til your body starts getting old

Oh oh oh oh

It's hell down here

And we've got to make a change

It's hell down here

And we've got to make a change

It's Hell trying to do right

By everyone you know

No matter how hard you try lil bubba

They say that they need some more

It's Hell

Ow, it's Hell (Ain't it the truth?)

It's hell when you don't have

The shoes on your feet (Ain't it the truth?)

If you don't have a job, you've got to steal

If you don't work, you can't eat, huh

Oh, it's hell, it's hell

Oh oh oh oh, hey

It's hell down here

And we've got to make a change

It's Hell down here

And we've got to make, make a change

Oh hey, mmm

Burn! Burn! Burn!

Uh, huh, uh, ow

It's hell trying to make it

When you're doing it by yourself

It's hell paying taxes

When there's no money left

It's hell giving up the best years

The best years of your soul

Paying bills from the day you're born, working lil brother

'Til your body starts getting old

It's hell, huh

Hit it, group, oh oh oh oh

It's hell down here

And I've got to make a change

It's hell down here

And we've got to make a change

And we've got to make a change

It's hell down here

And we've got to make a change

Give them hell, Maceo, good God, hit them hard!


[Maceo Parker solo]

Oh oh oh oh

It's hell giving up the best years

The best years of your soul

Paying bills from the day you're born, little brother

'Til your body starts getting old

It's hell, it's hell, it's hell, it's hell (Ain't it the truth?)

It's hell, it's hell (Too much Hell)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

It's hell giving up the best years

The best years of your soul

Paying bills from the day you're born, little brother

'Til your body starts getting old

It's hell trying to make it

It's hell trying to make it

If you're black, white, blue or green

The man that we'll never see

It's hell, it's hell

DJ tell them, it's hell

Say Brother, tell Them, it's hell

If you're Jewish it's hell

If you're Black it's hell

If you're White it's hell, poor white

If you're, uh, if you're Indian, it's hell

It's hell, it's hell

It's attacking, catching hell

Arabs catching hell

Ow, it's hell

Housewife catching hell

The rent man, huh, catching hell, try and catch me

Say it again

The rent man catching hell, try and catch me