[Intro]
Im tired…
Im tired of waiting for the right time
I’m tired of expecting things to go right
I’m tired of excuses and promises
Beating me Over the head again and again…
[Verse 1]
Alarm clock rangs at 4am
Boots hit the floor by five
Tools in the truck and the drive begins
Enough caffeine to feel barely alive
Work all day in the morning sun
Humidity clinging to my skin
Burnout creeps by afternoon lunch
Chug another pot of coffee and at it agin
[Verse 2]
We get up before the sun
Work all day until the work gets done
Mindless battles for some meager pay
Come home tired at the end of the day
Another DoorDash supper no time to cook
Jump in the shower another page in the book
Drag your ass to bed nothing more gets said
Do it again when the dawn turns red!
[Bridge]
Is there a difference between a slave or free
When there is barely enough pay to pay my bills
Most of my debt is to have a job and none of my earnings bring me any thrills…
[Chorus]
Get up and work
Or you don’t get paid
Bust your ass or your lazy
Get up and work
Make the boss man rich
Get up and work….
You signed your life away to be a corporate bitch!
[Guitar Solo]
[Violin Solo]
[Final Chorus]
Get up and work
TIL the day you die
Get up and work
Trade your life and time
Get up and work
You still don’t see a dime
Get up and work I said get up and work….
Because Your ass is mine…
[Outro]
When you work for the corporate boss
There is no freedom
They own your loans for higher education
They own the loans for the car you need to do your job
They say you are free but you’re still a slave
When you trade your skill and time to make someone else rich…
Retirement is at a funeral home where you no longer have to….
Get up and work!