The Getting By II

[Verse 1]

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 and throw some water on my face

Back out of the stillness of our house

[Verse 2]

Dishwater days, she says she doesn't notice

Nothing's changed but the sadness in her eyes

Maybe it's something that I could've prevented

Or maybe the whole damn dream was just a lie

[Chorus]

But maybe it's the getting by, maybe it's the getting by

It'd swallow up your every step, boy, if it could

But maybe it's the stuff it takes

To get up when the morning breaks

And hold on (Hold on)

Can you hold on? (Hold on)

Can you hold on? (Hold on)

Can you hold on?

Till the getting's good

[Verse 3]

You know I believe, you know I can't deny it

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

[Bridge]

They've got their treasure laying way up high

But when I look up, all I see is sky

Can you tell me, can you tell me why?

Can you tell me, can you tell me why?

Can you tell me, can you tell me why?

When I look up, all I see is sky

When I look up, all I see is sky (Sky)

When I look up, all I see is sky (Sky)

Mother, can you tell me why? (Why?)

When I look up, all I see is sky (Sky)

When I look up, all I see

[Chorus]

Maybe it's the getting by, maybe it's the getting by

It'd swallow up your every step, boy, if it could

You know it would, you know it

But maybe it's the stuff it takes

To get up when the morning breaks

And hold on (Hold on)

Can you hold on? (Hold on)

Can you hold on? (Hold on)

Can you hold on?

Till the getting's good

(Na na na na)

(Na na na na)

Can you hold on? (Hold on)

Can you hold on? (Hold on)

Can you hold on?

Till the getting's good

[Outro]

Can you hold on? (Hold on)

Can you hold on? (Hold on)

Can you hold on? (Hold on)