I Can't Get No Appreciation

Male soulful vocals over a blend of Motown groove and disco pulse: walking bass, tight horn section, clav and Rhodes trading fills, four-on-the-floor kick creeping in on the pre-chorus, handclaps and stacked call-and-response backing vocals on the hook, Verses sit in a bluesy pocket with grit; chorus jumps wide with bright harmony stabs and a lifting key change on the final repeat, riding out with a vamp and ad-libbed pleas, soulful, disco, motown, blues

At Home 
I get no appreciation 
At work 
I get no appreciation 
No one appreciates 
any more
I'm Thinkin' of runnin out
the door
can't stand it anymore 
Got them late nights
Early trains
Take their chaos
Turn it into planes
Every fire
I put it out
Still they look at me and doubt
They dress it up
Call it “just advice”
Say it with a smile that cuts like ice
Every word feel like a steel-bar gate
And I’m locked inside the place I helped create
I can’t get no appreciation
Work so hard
Day in
Day out
Ready to bow out
Just want to shout (hey!)
I can’t get no
No appreciation
Got the dedication
The innovation
But all I get is stepped on
They say it’s “positive criticism”
Feels more like prison to me
Can’t get no appreciation
Baby
No
No
No (no, no, no)
Friday nights
I’m still on call
Fix their mess
They take the haul
Every time the numbers climb
They cheer
But they never say my name in here
Wear my shoulders down to stone
Smile at folks who check their phones
I keep givin’
They keep takin’ more
Leave my heart right on that office floor
They pat my back
Say “you’ll go far”
While they’re movin’ my work to another star
Dressin’ daggers up in sugar talk
But it’s razor wire on this walk
I can’t get no appreciation
Work so hard
Day in
Day out
Ready to bow out
Just want to shout (yeah!)
I can’t get no
No appreciation
Got the dedication
The innovation
But all I get is stepped on
They say it’s “positive criticism”
Feels more like prison to me
Can’t get no appreciation
Baby
No
No
No
Maybe I should lay these burdens down (lay ’em down)
Leave my key and disappear from town
Would they miss me
Even know I’m gone?
Or just pass my desk and carry on
But my mama raised a fighter
Not a fool
Said
“Don’t let bitter hearts remake you cruel”
So I’m standin’ here
Takin’ back my name
If they won’t sing it
I’ll sing it just the same (hey!)
I can’t get no appreciation
Work so hard
Day in
Day out
Ready to bow out
Just want to shout
I can’t get no
No appreciation
Got the dedication
The innovation
But all I get is stepped on
They say it’s “positive criticism”
Feels more like prison to me
Can’t get no appreciation
Baby
No
No
No
I can’t get no appreciation
Work so hard
Day in
Day out
Ready to bow out
Just want to shout (just want to shout)
I can’t get no
No appreciation
Got the dedication
The innovation
But I’m done bein’ spit on
They say it’s “positive criticism”
Feels more like prison to me
Can’t get no appreciation
Baby
No
No
No
Workin’ day in
Day out (day in, day out)
Tryin’ not to fade out (oh, I’m tired)
Can’t get no appreciation
Baby
No
No
No
Can’t get no appreciation
Baby
No
No
No (one more time)
Can’t get no appreciation
Baby
No
No
No

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At Home I get no appreciation At work I get no appreciation No one appreciates any more I'm Thinkin' of runnin out the door can't stand it anymore Got them late nights Early trains Take their chaos Turn it into planes Every fire I put it out Still they look at me and doubt They dress it up Call it “just advice” Say it with a smile that cuts like ice Every word feel like a steel-bar gate And I’m locked inside the place I helped create I can’t get no appreciation Work so hard Day in Day out Ready to bow out Just want to shout (hey!) I can’t get no No appreciation Got the dedication The innovation But all I get is stepped on They say it’s “positive criticism” Feels more like prison to me Can’t get no appreciation Baby No No No (no, no, no) Friday nights I’m still on call Fix their mess They take the haul Every time the numbers climb They cheer But they never say my name in here Wear my shoulders down to stone Smile at folks who check their phones I keep givin’ They keep takin’ more Leave my heart right on that office floor They pat my back Say “you’ll go far” While they’re movin’ my work to another star Dressin’ daggers up in sugar talk But it’s razor wire on this walk I can’t get no appreciation Work so hard Day in Day out Ready to bow out Just want to shout (yeah!) I can’t get no No appreciation Got the dedication The innovation But all I get is stepped on They say it’s “positive criticism” Feels more like prison to me Can’t get no appreciation Baby No No No Maybe I should lay these burdens down (lay ’em down) Leave my key and disappear from town Would they miss me Even know I’m gone? Or just pass my desk and carry on But my mama raised a fighter Not a fool Said “Don’t let bitter hearts remake you cruel” So I’m standin’ here Takin’ back my name If they won’t sing it I’ll sing it just the same (hey!) I can’t get no appreciation Work so hard Day in Day out Ready to bow out Just want to shout I can’t get no No appreciation Got the dedication The innovation But all I get is stepped on They say it’s “positive criticism” Feels more like prison to me Can’t get no appreciation Baby No No No I can’t get no appreciation Work so hard Day in Day out Ready to bow out Just want to shout (just want to shout) I can’t get no No appreciation Got the dedication The innovation But I’m done bein’ spit on They say it’s “positive criticism” Feels more like prison to me Can’t get no appreciation Baby No No No Workin’ day in Day out (day in, day out) Tryin’ not to fade out (oh, I’m tired) Can’t get no appreciation Baby No No No Can’t get no appreciation Baby No No No (one more time) Can’t get no appreciation Baby No No No

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