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What Does It Take? Lyrics by Brother Moses

Desperation Pop

2020

Barely left the house before the day started breaking
You make it to the train but then you hear it's running late
Thousand bucks a month to keep your pillow off the pavement
When’s it gonna work? when's it gonna break?
What does it take to be wanted?
What does it take to live a little bit?
Twenty-something years and still nobody really wants you
Save for all your family and a couple lonely friends
Looking back, it feels like you've been working for this moment
Now that it’s arrived, you're wondering when it's gonna end
Let the water in the shower turn to freezing
Listening to Ira just to help you fall asleep
Wonder if the privilege in your poverty has meaning?
Or if you're another number dying in the heat?
[F train]
[sax solo]
You deserve the struggle
You asked for the change
You're dying slow in Brooklyn
It gets harder every day
What does it take to be wanted?
What does it take to live a little bit?
What does it take to be wanted?
What does it take to get ahead of it?
What does it take?
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Brother Moses

Brother Moses

About “What Does It Take?” by Brother Moses

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"What Does It Take?" is credited to Brother Moses. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"What Does It Take?" appears on "Desperation Pop" in 2020.

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