The Getting By II

[Verse 1] 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 Back out of the stillness of our house [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Verse 3] 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 [Bridge] 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 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 [Chorus] 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 (Na na na na) (Na na na na) Can you hold on? (Hold on) Can you hold on? (Hold on) Can you hold on? Till the getting's good [Outro] Can you hold on? (Hold on) Can you hold on? (Hold on) Can you hold on? (Hold on)