| When I get up, she swears that she don’t hear it |
| Says that I’m as quiet as a mouse |
| I comb my hair, throw some water on my face |
| And back out of the stillness of our house |
| Lately my patience is in short supply |
| Nothing seems to come from all this work |
| No matter how hard I try |
| You know I believe in the sun, I ain’t no backslider |
| My people were told they’d prosper in this land |
| Still, I know some who’ve never seen the ocean |
| Or set one foot on a velvet bed of sand |
| They’ve got the treasure laying way up high |
| There might just be a million mansions |
| But when I look up |
| All I see is sky |
| Maybe it’s the getting by |
| That gets right underneath you |
| Swallows up your every step |
| Boy, if it could |
| But maybe it’s the stuff it takes to get up in the morning |
| And put another day in, son |
| That holds you till the getting’s good |
| Green ribbon in front doors |
| Dishwater days |
| This whole town is tied to the torso |
| Of God’s mysterious ways |
| Maybe it’s the getting by |
| That gets right underneath you |
| It’d swallow up your every step |
| Boy, if it could |
| Maybe it’s the stuff it takes to get up in the morning |
| And put another day in, son |
| That keeps you standing where you should |
| But maybe it’s the stuff it takes to get up in the morning |
| And put another day in, son |
| And hold you till the getting’s good |