The Getting By II
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've prevented
Or maybe the whole damn dream was just a lie
But 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
You know I believe, you know I can't deny it
My 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've 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 (Hold on)
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 getting's good
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on?
Till the getting's good
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on? (Hold on)
Can you hold on?
