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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kamaal Fareed
Drums
Antuan Barrett
Bass Guitar
Marc Cary
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kamaal Fareed
Composer
Tim Burgess
Composer
Bascombe
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Q-Tip
Producer
Blair Wells
Mixing Engineer
Kamaal Fareed
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Gettin up, come one, we gettin up
Come on, we gettin up
Uh, yeah, now sudden we can , where you goin' 'cause
[Verse 2]
Sent you a message, sent you an email
Hasty decisions we made still prevail
Both needed breaks, we both needed to bail
Walkin' 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 that we was much more
Come back home, don't be out in the world
It's a rat race and 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, ah
[Verse 3]
We gotta, gettin up
We got to, gettin up
Today is nice, come on
Said, we gettin up
I said, we gettin up, I said, we gettin up
I said, 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 4]
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 Kennedy's
You and I advance, certainly we can expand
Feeling's that should never end, you respect me like a friend
But love me like your man, no other could contend
Or we could be like those exposed to history
Like stayin' with each other with the truth and chivalry
The things we go through, they shape our identity
Yes pretty let's do this all night
Consummate this thing and make it all right
And when we cuddle up, I promise that I'll bite
[Verse 5]
We need the gettin up
Come on now, gettin up
Took in those nights, come on
Now you'll be gettin up
I said, we gettin up
I said, we gettin up
'Cause then 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 6]
Uh, I like to watch everybody gravitate towards you
Your magnetic presence makes them all come through
The same way you got them, you got me too
Now look at our lives it's 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 bringin' it back, I'm puttin' in my bid
Have a couple of kids and have a couple of cribs
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 spirits still together
So, come on now, here's a placement for you hand
You rockin' with the number one MC man
The number one controller, all right through the lands
[Verse 7]
We gettin up
Come on, we gettin up
Today is nice, come on
And yo, we gettin up
I said, we gettin up, I said, we gettin up
[Verse 8]
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
Come on, we gettin up
Come on, we gettin up
Today is nice, come on
And yo, we gettin up
I said, we gettin up, I said, we gettin up
[Verse 9]
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
Come on
Written by: Bascombe, Kamaal Fareed, Tim Burgess