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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Macy Gray
Macy Gray
Lead Vocals
Jeremy Ruzumna
Jeremy Ruzumna
Piano
David Beckman
David Beckman
Background Vocals
Musiic Galloway
Musiic Galloway
Background Vocals
Darryl Swann
Darryl Swann
Programming
Dion Derek Murdock
Dion Derek Murdock
Bass
Jinsoo Lim
Jinsoo Lim
Guitar
Lenny Castro
Lenny Castro
Percussion
Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain
Drums
DJ Kiilu
DJ Kiilu
Turntables
Dauun Beckman
Dauun Beckman
Background Vocals
Jon Brion
Jon Brion
Chamberlain Strings
Nice & Smooth
Nice & Smooth
Sampled Artist
Outkast
Outkast
Sampled Artist
Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown
Vibes
Patrick Warren
Patrick Warren
Chamberlain Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Macy Gray
Macy Gray
Songwriter
Darryl Swann
Darryl Swann
Songwriter
Antwan Patton
Antwan Patton
Songwriter
Thomas Burton
Thomas Burton
Songwriter
Cameron Gipp
Cameron Gipp
Songwriter
Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown
Songwriter
Raymon Murray
Raymon Murray
Songwriter
Dave Reed
Dave Reed
Songwriter
Rico Wade
Rico Wade
Songwriter
Sylvester Allen
Sylvester Allen
Songwriter
Harold Brown
Harold Brown
Songwriter
Morris Dickerson
Morris Dickerson
Songwriter
Leroy Jordan
Leroy Jordan
Songwriter
Charles Miller
Charles Miller
Songwriter
Lee Oskar
Lee Oskar
Songwriter
Howard Scott
Howard Scott
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Slater
Andrew Slater
Producer
Darryl Swann
Darryl Swann
Additional Engineer
Howard Willing
Howard Willing
Assistant Engineer
Dave Reed
Dave Reed
Assistant Engineer
Kevin Dean
Kevin Dean
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Walch
Jeff Walch
Assistant Engineer
Michelle M9dbodisol Forbes
Michelle M9dbodisol Forbes
Assistant Engineer
Dave Way
Dave Way
Mixing Engineer
Howard Scott
Howard Scott
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Get up, get out, and do something
[Verse 2]
Like Cleopatra, got the masses at my feet
Got a living dwell down on easy street
I'm the latest craze, oh, yeah
[Verse 3]
And if you stay a while
Inevitably, you gonna bite my style
In your later days
Well, well, well
[Verse 4]
Let me tell you what is fact and what is true
I get high a lot, ain't got much to do
I'm always in a daze, uh huh
That was just a dream I had
Last night in my bubble bath
Next to my wishing well
Oh, yeah, you better
[Verse 5]
Get up, get out, and do something
Don't let the days of your life pass you by
You got to
Get up, get out, and do something
How will you make it if you never even try?
Get up, get out, and do something
Can't spend your whole life tryin' to get high
You got to
Get up, get out, and do something
'Cause you and I got to do for you and I
[Verse 6]
What's been happenin'?
How you doin'? Where you been?
I'm further behind now than I was back then
Lost in some old maze, ah, ah
[Verse 7]
Some years have passed me by
All I want is to go get high
I'll get it together
Some other day
And in my dreams, I dwell, uh huh, huh
'Cause all my dreams are swell
[Verse 8]
Get up, get out, and do something
Days of your life pass you by
You got to
Get up, get out, and do something
How will you make it if you never even try?
Come on and
Get up, get out, and do something
Can't spend your whole life tryin' to get high
You got to
Get up, get out, and do something
'Cause you and I got to do for you and I
[Verse 9]
Get up, get out, and do something
How will you make it if you never even try?
Get up, get out, and do something
'Cause you and I have to do for you and I
[Verse 10]
In my dreams I dwell, uh huh, huh
'Cause all my dreams are swell
You would too
If you could see them
That's what I know
I gotta go
Get up, get out, and
[Verse 11]
Yeah, how will you?
[Verse 12]
Heaven's at my feet
Got a living dwell down on easy street
I'm the latest craze, uh huh
It's just a dream I had
Last night in my bubble bath
Next to my wish
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 13]
Get up, get out, and do something
Hey, hey
Get up, get out, and do something
How will you make it if you never even try?
Baby
Get up, get out, and do something
Can't spend your whole life tryin' to get high, c'mon
Get up, get out, and do something
You and I go to do for you and I
[Verse 14]
Alright?
Get up, get out, and do something
Get up, get out, and do something
How will you make it if you never even try?
Get up, get out, and do something
(Out and do something)
Get up, get out, and do something
(Out and do something)
Get up, get out, and do something
(Out and do something)
'Cause you and I go to do for you and I
Get up, get out, and do something
(Out and do something)
Get up, get out, and do something
Written by: André Benjamin, Antwan Patton, C. W. Miller, Cameron Gipp, Charles Miller, Darryl Swann, Dion Derek Murdock, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Jeremy Ruzumna, Le Roy L. Jordan, Lee Oskar, Leroy Jordan, Macy Gray, Morris Dickerson, Patrick Brown, Raymon Murray, Rico Wade, Sylvester Allen, Thomas Burton

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