[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 thirty 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