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

And 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

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're barely gettin' by

It's on and on till the break 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 account's 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 kind of strange

Now 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 fuckin' hustle, don't knock it

I told y'all before, I would break the law

To put food in my baby girl's belly

'Cause the senator man took a bribe in hand

And went shipped my job to New Dehli

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're barely gettin' by

It's on and on till the break 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

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)