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Riff: Mike James Kirkland – “Hang On In There”

Dec 10, 2014

There ain’t no time, no time for sorrow/And we ain’t got time, no time, no time to be sad/And maybe the world ain’t what it could be/But to understand why is to know reality/Oh don’t give in/Hang on in there

from Hang On In There lyrics by Mike James Kirkland

Whoever said butter isn’t good for you needs to be tarred and feathered because this eight-minute classic break is good for the mind, body and soul. The slinky groove is right up there with William DeVaughn the way of cruise factor, but what makes it his own is the positive message attached to it.

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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