Hit it!
Pure hell, pure hell
Pure hell, pure hell

It's hell down here
And we've got to make a change (pure hell)
It's hell down here
And we've got to make a change
It's hell down here
And we've got to make a change (pure hell)

Got to make it hard
It's hard to make it
It's hard to make it
Getting harder every day

Oh, it's hell trying to make it
When you're doing it by yourself
It's hell paying taxes
When there's no money left
It's hell giving up the best years
The best years of your soul
Paying bills from the day you're born, good God
'Til your body starts getting old

Oh oh oh oh
It's hell down here
And we've got to make a change
It's hell down here
And we've got to make a change
It's Hell trying to do right
By everyone you know
No matter how hard you try lil bubba
They say that they need some more

It's Hell
Ow, it's Hell (Ain't it the truth?)
It's hell when you don't have
The shoes on your feet (Ain't it the truth?)
If you don't have a job, you've got to steal
If you don't work, you can't eat, huh

Oh, it's hell, it's hell
Oh oh oh oh, hey
It's hell down here
And we've got to make a change
It's Hell down here
And we've got to make, make a change
Oh hey, mmm

Burn! Burn! Burn!
Uh, huh, uh, ow

It's hell trying to make it
When you're doing it by yourself
It's hell paying taxes
When there's no money left
It's hell giving up the best years
The best years of your soul
Paying bills from the day you're born, working lil brother
'Til your body starts getting old
It's hell, huh
Hit it, group, oh oh oh oh
It's hell down here
And I've got to make a change
It's hell down here
And we've got to make a change
And we've got to make a change
It's hell down here
And we've got to make a change

Give them hell, Maceo, good God, hit them hard!

[Maceo Parker solo]

Oh oh oh oh
It's hell giving up the best years
The best years of your soul
Paying bills from the day you're born, little brother
'Til your body starts getting old

It's hell, it's hell, it's hell, it's hell (Ain't it the truth?)
It's hell, it's hell (too much Hell)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
It's hell giving up the best years
The best years of your soul
Paying bills from the day you're born, little brother
'Til your body starts getting old
It's hell trying to make it
It's hell trying to make it
If you're black, white, blue or green
The man that we'll never see
It's hell, it's hell
DJ tell them, it's hell
Say Brother, tell Them, it's hell
If you're Jewish it's hell
If you're Black it's hell
If you're White it's hell, poor white
If you're, uh, if you're Indian, it's hell
It's hell, it's hell
It's attacking, catching hell
Arabs catching hell
Ow, it's hell
Housewife catching hell
The rent man, huh, catching hell, try and catch me
Say it again
The rent man catching hell, try and catch me