I Get By

Government man keep calling my house
 Talking ‘bout I owe, harassing my spouse
 Gotta park my truck on another block
 Cause the sub-prime loan got my ass in hock

 Gotta couple good friends with helping hands
 I need a brand new job with a health care plan
 They closed the plant, they stole my job
 Told me crime don’t pay unless you ask the mob

 So I smoke a little grass, drink a little wine
 Watch a little tube, try to kill a little time
 And every single day I fall a little more behind
 But I’m paying it no mind, it’ll all be fine

[Chorus:]
 I get by (got it good, got it good)
 I barely get by (got it good, got it good)
 I barely get by
 I laugh not to cry
 I stay a little high
 I ain’t gonna lie
 I barely get by
 I laugh not to cry
 I stay a little high
 I ain’t gonna lie (got it good)

 Party people in the place to be
 Put your hands in the sky if you barely getting by
 It’s on and on till the brake of dawn
 Got to keep the rent paid and the power on

 Yes yes y’all and it never stops
 I don’t trust the government, I don’t trust no cops
 We dip and we dive and we socialize
 We struggle and we strive just to stay alive

 I get by (got it good, got it good)
 I barely get by (got it good, got it good)

 When I finally get home I can’t relax
 Cause I’ve been over worked and I’ve been over taxed
 My bank accounts empty, all my cards are maxed
 And I ain't looking for no pity, I’m just stating the facts

 I voted for some change and it’s kinda strange
 "No" it’s all I got in my pocket
 I bought a few led’s, now I’m growing some trees
 And it’s a sweet fucking hustle don’t knock it

 I told y’all before I would break the law
 To put some food in my baby girl’s belly
 Cause the senator man took a bribe in hand
 And went and shipped my job to New Delhi

[Chorus:]
 I get by (got it good, got it good)
 I barely get by (got it good, got it good)
 I barely get by
 I laugh not to cry
 I stay a little high
 I ain’t gonna lie
 I barely get by
 I laugh not to cry
 I stay a little high
 I ain’t gonna lie (got it good)

 Party people in the place to be
 Put your hands in the sky if you barely getting by
 It’s on and on till the brake of dawn
 Got to keep the rent paid and the power on
 Yes yes y’all and it never stops
 I don’t trust the government
 I don’t trust no cops
 I dip and I dive and I socialize
 I struggle and I strive just to stay alive

[Chorus:]
 I get by (got it good, got it good)
 I barely get by (got it good, got it good)
 I barely get by
 I laugh not to cry
 I stay a little high
 I ain’t gonna lie
 I barely get by
 I laugh not to cry
 I stay a little high
 I ain’t gonna lie (got it good)