Gettin' Up

[Intro: Q-Tip] Gettin' up Come on, we gettin' up Come on, we gettin' up Ugh, yeah (*scatting*) Ugh [Verse 1: Q-Tip] Sent you a message, sent you a email Hasty decisions we made still prevail Both needed breaks, we both needed to bail Walking through the corridors of my mind The hideaways and nooks and things with good times Memories, certainly, yes, they still bind Still a common man, and yeah, that's for sure Still a bankroll, and yeah, still couture But, man, this thing we had was much more Come back home, don't be out in the world It's a bad place and no place for a girl Amongst the scavengers, I found a pretty pearl It's for the faint of heart who never get enough Gotta get tough, buckle em up, we call 'em duds And we, and we, and we, ahhh! (Ugh, ugh) [Hook: Q-Tip] We got the gettin up, we got the gettin up Today is nice, come on, ayo, we gon' gettin up Said we gettin up, said we gettin up Tonight is right, come on, we gon' gettin up I said we gettin up, I said we gettin up, come on [Verse 2: Q-Tip] Come over here, baby, don't look so grumpy This kind of lifestyle could be so comfy We can start a clan just like the Kennedys You and I again, certainly, we can expand Feelings that should never end, you respect me like a friend (Mm) But love me like your man, no other could contend And we could be like those exposed to history Like staying with each other with truth and chivalry The things we go through, they shape our identity Mm, yes, pretty, let's do this all night Consummate this thing and make it alright And when we cuddle up, I promise that I'll bite (Ugh, ugh) [Hook: Q-Tip] We got the gettin up, come on, we got the gettin up Today is nice, come on, ayo, we gon' gettin up I said we gettin up, I said we gettin up Come on, we gettin up, I said we gettin up Tonight is right, come on, we gon' gettin up I said we gettin up, I said we gettin up [Verse 3: Q-Tip] I like to watch everybody gravitate towards you Your magnetic presences make them come through The same way you got them, you got me, too Now look at our lives, are so colorful A wonderful spectrum, not one-tone, dull Full of excitement and not one lull See, we had an understanding, oh, yes, we did I'm bringing it back, I'm puttin in my bid Have a couple of kids and have a couple of cribs (Ugh) We like Ruby Dee and Ossie, Martin and Coretta Doin it to death, no one can do it better When we leave our physical, our sprits still together So, come on now, here's a placement for your hand You rockin with the number-one MC man The number-one controller of right with the plan (Ugh, ugh) [Hook: Q-Tip] I said we gettin up, we got the gettin up Today is nice, come on, we gon' gettin up I said we gettin up, said we gettin up I said we gettin up, come on we gettin up Tonight is right, come on, we gon' gettin up Said we gettin up, said we gettin up I said we gettin up, come on we gettin up Today is nice, come on, we gon' gettin up I said we gettin up, said we gettin up I said we gettin up, come on we gettin up Tonight is right, come on, we gon' gettin up Said we gettin up, said we gettin up