To the broken people tryin to make ends meet but can barely stand on their feet, Say "I'll get by"! (2x) To the kids who aint got no shoes on their feet, trying to figure out what to eat, Say "I'll get by"! (2x) This aint for Becky, this aint for soccer moms, this is for kids of Somalia who aint got no moms this is for teens listening to lil wayne cuz CCM aint got the courage to make music for them This is for the outcast, the underprivileged, who cant seem to catch a break and stay diligent, make the most out of the bad that life's given them, choose to survive despite what dad did to them stay vigilant, tho they know that this unjust world doesn't pay fair dividends, child workers getting paid under bare minimum, while the chairman/CEO makes a million And this is for the jobless-homeless, who keep hoping cuz they know this world isn't home,it's just a place we all passin' through, if you're in jail, yeah this song's for you To the single moms holding down a family of five While puttin' in 95 Say "I'll get by"! (2x) To the kids tryin' to raise themselves on their own Cause mom and dad are never home Say "I'll get by"! (2x) This is for those who can't sell their homes Flipped upside down worth half of its loan 401k is gone Economy's in a tank So we look to credit cards and banks And feed off of the lie They says if we could just buy Our way out of this mess Then somehow maybe we could get by Advertisers keep it larger than our appetite Starving after what can't satisfy But let me make a suggestion Better yet a profession We put to much stock in our earthly possessions Our problem is way bigger than a recession As a whole, we have lost our souls to our obsessions But it's not too late to get back To the reason we're alive I promise you, I found IT It's the reason I survive That's why I stand tall, I can breath, touch the sky I believe that I will get by To the soldiers on the front lines risking their lives trying to think about how survive, Say "I'll get by"! (2x) To the sons tryin' to hold it down to weather the storm cause daddy is away at war, Say "I'll get by"! (2x) How long, do we keep on falling trying to get by on our own? How long till we lift our eyes to the one who can lead us home? To the billions of people who are mad at God, cause most churches haven't done their job and hurt you badly, yes it's a tragedy, you're looking at a casualty, I've judged instead of love, you have every right to be mad at me But please forgive us as we try to fix this, but this time not because of selfish ambition, this time because of Jesus who lives within us, see, we are not religious we're just redeemed sinners and He offers peace in the midst of affliction and he is deliverance from the deepest addiction, tho He may be hidden from your plain sight vision, just look beneath the surface and you cannot miss him As far as all our problems go I know I cant fix 'em just by singing a song, so much has gone wrong, tho change don't come easy, together we can be strong, I was hoping we can all start by singing a along To the broken people tryin' to make ends meet but can barely stand on their feet, Say "I'll get by"! (2x) To the kids who ain't got no shoes on their feet, trying to figure out what to eat, Say "I'll get by"! (2x)
[00:11.59]To the broken people tryin to make ends meet but can barely stand on their feet, [00:16.10]Say "I'll get by"! (2x) [00:22.07]To the kids who aint got no shoes on their feet, trying to figure out what to eat, [00:26.83]Say "I'll get by"! (2x) [00:33.25]This aint for Becky, this aint for soccer moms, [00:36.19]this is for kids of Somalia who aint got no moms [00:38.94]this is for teens listening to lil wayne [00:41.18]cuz CCM aint got the courage to make music for them [00:44.23]This is for the outcast, the underprivileged, [00:47.61]who cant seem to catch a break and stay diligent, [00:49.75]make the most out of the bad that life's given them, [00:52.34]choose to survive despite what dad did to them [00:55.48]stay vigilant, tho they know that this unjust world doesn't pay fair dividends, [01:00.61]child workers getting paid under bare minimum, [01:03.32]while the chairman/CEO makes a million [01:06.76]And this is for the jobless-homeless, [01:08.40]who keep hoping cuz they know this world isn't home,it's [01:12.16]just a place we all passin' through, if you're in jail, yeah this song's for you [01:16.59]To the single moms holding down a family of five [01:19.32]While puttin' in 95 [01:21.63]Say "I'll get by"! (2x) [01:27.48]To the kids tryin' to raise themselves on their own [01:30.23]Cause mom and dad are never home [01:32.22]Say "I'll get by"! (2x) [01:39.08]This is for those who can't sell their homes [01:41.22]Flipped upside down [01:42.61]worth half of its loan [01:44.20]401k is gone [01:45.31]Economy's in a tank [01:46.70]So we look to credit cards and banks [01:48.04]And feed off of the lie [01:49.35]They says if we could just buy [01:51.21]Our way out of this mess [01:53.08]Then somehow maybe we could get by [01:54.79]Advertisers keep it larger than our appetite [01:57.53]Starving after what can't satisfy [01:59.52]But let me make a suggestion [02:00.94]Better yet a profession [02:02.38]We put to much stock in our earthly possessions [02:05.21]Our problem is way bigger than a recession [02:07.76]As a whole, we have lost our souls to our obsessions [02:10.64]But it's not too late to get back [02:12.76]To the reason we're alive [02:13.97]I promise you, I found IT [02:15.24]It's the reason I survive [02:16.80]That's why I stand tall, I can breath, touch the sky [02:19.44]I believe that I will get by [02:22.17]To the soldiers on the front lines risking their lives [02:24.82]trying to think about how survive, [02:26.83]Say "I'll get by"! (2x) [02:32.89]To the sons tryin' to hold it down to weather the storm [02:35.66]cause daddy is away at war, [02:37.66]Say "I'll get by"! (2x) [02:43.74]How long, do we keep on falling trying to get by on our own? [02:54.34]How long till we lift our eyes to the one who can lead us home? [03:05.68]To the billions of people who are mad at God, [03:08.36]cause most churches haven't done their job and hurt you badly, [03:11.00]yes it's a tragedy, you're looking at a casualty, [03:13.91]I've judged instead of love, you have every right to be mad at me [03:16.96]But please forgive us as we try to fix this, [03:19.72]but this time not because of selfish ambition, [03:22.73]this time because of Jesus who lives within us, [03:25.04]see, we are not religious we're just redeemed sinners [03:27.87]and He offers peace in the midst of affliction [03:30.59]and he is deliverance from the deepest addiction, [03:33.29]tho He may be hidden from your plain sight vision, [03:36.06]just look beneath the surface and you cannot miss him [03:38.78]As far as all our problems go I know I cant fix 'em just by [03:41.14]singing a song, so much has gone wrong, [03:44.24]tho change don't come easy, together we can be strong, [03:46.68]I was hoping we can all start by singing a along [03:49.30]To the broken people tryin' to make ends meet [03:51.73]but can barely stand on their feet, Say "I'll get by"! (2x) [04:00.02]To the kids who ain't got no shoes on their feet, [04:02.99]trying to figure out what to eat, Say "I'll get by"! (2x)
