people getting locked up, getting held up, getting beat by the cops they

pay for, people getting lazy, gun crazy, going mad in a traffic jam,

someone wants to kill themselves, have to fight themselves, got to hear

myself think for awhile, people getting blamed, people being maimed and we

got to pay for the mess that's made.



Chorus:

these are the things that drive me crazy these are the things that make me

mad, these are the things that pull my hair out, these are the things that

make me bad

get up before you get beat down, get up before you're not around, get up

before you get too much, get up and see the other side. get up before you

can't decide, get up before you lose your mind, get up before you're out of

time, get up and see the other side.



people getting locked out, getting sold out, getting judged by the job they

hold down, getting laid off, getting paid off, getting killed in the place

of work, people getting ill again got to wait again, got to beg for

immediate help again, got to look about, got to spell it out, are we gonna

adapt to the facts or get on out



Chorus:

these are the things that drive me crazy these are the things that make me

mad, these are the things that pull my hair out, these are the things that

make me bad

get up before you get beat down, get up before you're not around, get up

before you get too much, get up and see the other side. get up before you

can't decide, get up before you lose your mind, get up before you're out of

time, get up and see the other side.



are we here or are we lost, are we happy just to watch, are we being

overcautious are we being overlooked, are we thinking, are we dreaming, are

we satisfied existing, are we sick to death of violence, are we derelict in

mind.



Chorus:

these are the things that drive me crazy these are the things that make me

mad, these are the things that pull my hair out, these are the things that

make me bad

get up before you get beat down, get up before you're not around, get up

before you get too much, get up and see the other side. get up before you

can't decide, get up before you lose your mind, get up before you're out of

time, get up and see the other side