[Verse 1] Hush little baby don't you cry Please don't mind the screaming Of the man in the alley on the small of his back The police man's knee is kneelin' I'll tell you an open secret, child Not everyone is knowin' If that little man ever left this place You and I would soon be goin
[Chorus] 'Cause that's what keeps the rent down, baby That's what keeps the rent down low That's what keeps the rent down baby That's what keeps the rent down low
[Verse 2] Your daddy ain't rich, he's a music man Your mother she's a painter We took over the lease of this old house From those whose hearts are fainter 'Cause we don't mind the painted ladies With their weeping souls all swollen We don't mind that everyone we know Has had their stereo stolen
[Chorus] 'Cause that's what keeps the rent down, baby That's what keeps the rent down low That's what keeps the rent down baby That's what keeps the rent down low
[Verse 3] One fine morning you wake up to Bulldozers and renovation 'Cause folks like your mom and dad Are just shock troops of gentrification For the single young professionals Who find the neighborhood hip and charming But if they heard about the lady who got chopped up in the alley They'd probably find it alarming
[Chorus] 'Cause that's what keeps the rent down, baby That's what keeps the rent down low That's what keeps the rent down baby That's what keeps the rent down low That's what keeps the rent down low That's what keeps the rent down lowTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.