The Getting By II (feat. Lucius)

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 And back out of the stillness of our house Dishwater days She says she doesn't notice Nothing's changed but the sadness in her eyes Maybe it's something that I could have prevented Or maybe the whole damn dream was just a lie Or 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? Ya know I believe Ya know I can't deny it But 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 They 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 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 gettin's good? Can you hold on? (hold on) Can you hold on (hold on) Can you hold on Till the gettin's good? Can you hold on? (hold on) Can you hold on? (hold on) Can you hold on?