Superfly (Recorded Live by WTTW-TV Chicago)

Superfly (Recorded Live by WTTW-TV Chicago) - Curtis Mayfield

Darkest of night

With the moon shining bright

There's a set goin' strong

Lotta things goin' on

The man of the hour

Has an air of great power

The dudes have envied him for so long

Oooh superfly

You're gonna make your fortune by and by

But if you lose don't ask no questions why

The only game you know is do or die

Ah ha ha

Hard to understand

What a hell of a man

This cat of the slum

Had a mind wasn't dumb

But a weakness was shown

'Cause his hustle was wrong

His mind was his own

But the man lived alone

Chorus that

The game he plays he plays for keeps

Hustlin' times and ghetto streets

Tryin' ta get over

That's what he tryin' to do y'all

Taking all that he can take

Gambling with the odds of fate

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Woo Superfly

The aim of his role

Was to move a lot of blow

Ask him his dream

What does it mean

He woudn't know

Can't be like the rest

Is the most he'll confess

But the time's running out

And there's no happiness

Chorus

Superfly

Tryin' ta get over

But if you lose don't ask no questions why

The only game you know is do or die

Ah ha ha

Superfly

Superfly

Superfly

Superfly

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over

Tryin' ta get over