[Verse 1]
I’ve been working a long time now
I been working for free
But nobody around this town
Give a damn about me
I’ve been slaving away all my life
To the whip and the chain
And lately I can’t help but feeling
Like I’m going insane

[Chorus]
Give a n***a a break, give a n***a a break
How much more can I take? Give a n***a a break
Give a n***a a break, give a n***a a break
How much more can I take? Give a n***a a break

[Verse 2]
I just married my beautiful wife
And i can’t pay the bills
And I just wanna buy her a house out in
Out in Beverly Hills
How the fuck can I not be on yet?
Almost 30 years old
How the fuck can I not be so hot
When a n***a this cold?
[Chorus]
Give a n***a a break, give a n***a a break
How much more can I take? Give a n***a a break
Give a n***a a break, give a n***a a break
How much more can I take? Give a n***a a break

[Bridge]
I been down on my luck for some time
How the fuck you got yours when I ain’t got mine?
Can’t you see that I’m not doing fine?

[Chorus]
Give a n***a a break, give a n***a a break
How much more can I take? Give a n***a a break
Give a n***a a break, give a n***a a break
How much more can I take? Give a n***a a—a break