Hustlin' For A Gig Lyrics - Hustlin' For A Gig - Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet

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 wheres the gig for me) 

Its all about hyperbole 

Got to sell it big (Scene aint what it used to be) 

Visually and verbally 

You got to draw a crowd (Weve become a novelty) 

And play the music loud 

And dont be too high-browed, or youll forever be 

Hustlin for a gig. 

No, no, it isnt the same out here, no not like when the 

Cats blew the blues all night long in the pocket 

(Now everyones got a pocket full of music) 

And folks would watch those cats really rock it 

They would be groovin to what the band said, now 

Instead of just groovin inside of their head, now. 

Well I know that you got to swing 

Every cats 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 

Dont 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 aint what you guessed theyd be, 

You might be playin your best for free. 

Hustlin for a gig 

Lord I wasnt made for it 

Used to be a gig (Dont flip) 

I was born too late for it. (Stay hip) 

Got no melismatic smear, no candy for the ear, (Its a necessary trip) 

I guess Ill still be out here next year, 

Hustlin for a gig.