Gotta Keep Movin'

Teachers, parents, and politicians

They ridicule my wild ambitions

They say, "Settle down, son, live decently

Or you'll rot in jail before you're twenty-three"

They don't know they're stuck in the past

Can't stop me now 'cause I'm movin' too fast

Presidents, priests, and old ladies too

They'll swear on the Bible what's best for you

Atom bombs, Vietnam, missiles on the moon

And they wonder why their kids are shootin' drugs so soon

Young men fightin' for democracy

And sacrificed for mediocrity

I can't stay in one place for too long a time

I get stone bored, I go outta my mind

I'm here and I'm there and don't you know I'm free?

Gotta keep movin', baby, you and me

Hey

I can't stay in one place for too long a time

I get stone bored, I go outta my mind

I'm here and I'm there and don't you know I'm free?

Gotta keep movin', baby, you and me

People wakin' up, but they've just begun

To realize what needs to be done

As for me, I keep movin' on

The future's now, yesterday is gone

I never let nobody tell me what to do

No matter what, I'm gonna see things through