Текст песни Hustlin' for a Gig

Hustlin' for a gig
Harder than it oughta be
Hustlin' for a gig
What a crazy lottery
So many cats around that you can hear the sound
Of pavement bein' pounded
Hustlin' for a gig.
Hustlin' for a gig (Wonder where's the gig for me)
It's all about hyperbole
Got to sell it big (Scene ain't what it used to be)
Visually and verbally
You got to draw a crowd (We've become a novelty)
And play the music loud
And don't be too high-browed, or you'll forever be
Hustlin' for a gig.
No, no, it isn't the same out here, no not like when the
Cats blew the blues all night long in the pocket
(Now everyone's got a pocket full of music)
And folks would watch those cats really rock it
They would be groovin' to what the band said, nowUptown Vocal Jazz Quartet - Hustlin' for a Gig - http://ru.motolyrics.com/uptown-vocal-jazz-quartet/hustlin-for-a-gig-lyrics.html
Instead of just groovin' inside of their head, now.
Well I know that you got to swing
Every cat's got to do his thing
You can take it out to the street
People walkin' will dig your beat
Just remember this pearl of wis'
Don't be quittin your daytime biz!
This crazy business just comes and goes
You might be thinkin' it thumbs its nose
At all the cats who are hot to play,
Who got to say what they got to say
The gigs just ain't what you guessed they'd be,
You might be playin' your best for free.
Hustlin' for a gig
Lord I wasn't made for it
Used to be a gig (Don't flip)
I was born too late for it. (Stay hip)
Got no melismatic smear, no candy for the ear, (It's a necessary trip)
I guess I'll still be out here next year,
Hustlin for a gig.