Man You Gotta Get Up

You really can't be late

To meet the heads of state

Fashionably fuming

If they have to wait

Running out the door

Man, you are an eyesore

Had no time for grooming

Groping for a foothold on the floor

You're always late

Or falling behind

Now, man, you gotta get up

And get there on time

You make people wait

Now make up your mind

Man, you gotta get up and get on the dime

Man, you gotta get up and get there on time

You wait until your turn

A living to be earned

Isn't it familiar

The things we've learned?

Spend some time at school

Then work is like a whirlpool

Isn't it peculiar

The way we're fooled into following the rules?

You're always late

Or falling behind

Now, man, you gotta get up

And get there on time

You make people wait

Now make up your mind

Man, you gotta get up and get on the dime

Man, you gotta get up and get there on time

Running out the door

Man, you are an eyesore

Had no time for grooming

Groping for a foothold more and more

You're always late

Or falling behind

Now, man, you gotta get up

And get there on time

You make people wait

Now make up your mind

Man, you gotta get up and get on the dime

Man, you gotta get up and get there on time