Get Up Gospel Songtext
von Stan Smith

Yeah, it′s real in the field (yeah, yeah)
People you look around and see what's going on (yeah)

Nah, the kids aren′t ok
And the troubles of the world don't just go away
We take matters in our own hands today
Man, this is not a game we don't play
We don′t play (don′t play), we don't play (don′t play)
We don't play (don′t play), we don't play (don′t play)
Uh uh, no way
We don't play (don't play), we don′t play (don′t play)
We don't play (nope)


With or against, we commence to devour
Now is the hour
Word to the cowards who topple the towers
Or wash in the showers
Rinsing gritty brains in Lady Liberty′s name
In a flag waving haven, niggas became
Pawns in this slippery game called politics
Tricking the sick and the lame, the naked and shamed
Left mentally chained or brutally slain
Man, youth is a beautiful thing
Nothing new under the sun
He ain't new to this pain
Unaffected and numb
Comes off as nonchalant
It′s like everything's cool in the gang beyond the calm
But storms stay brewing, the flame keeps burning
To exterminate the vermin
The old way ain′t working
The tables need turning
See, we the turntablist
Survival of the ablest
Turn off the cable, bitch
Fuck Channel Zero, be your own hero
Power and freedom to the people
Check it, fuck Channel Zero, be your own hero
Power and freedom to the people

Nah, the kids aren't ok
And the troubles of the world don't just go away
We take matters in our own hands today
Man, this is not a game we don′t play
We don′t play (don't play), we don′t play (don't play)
We don′t play (don't play), we don′t play (don't play)
Uh uh, no way
We don't play (don′t play), we don′t play (don't play)
We don′t play (nope)


Not hooked to any books or structures with steeples
No justice for sheeple who trust all is equal
Blind to the facts, wool pulled over pupils
Need students with scruples, smarts and heart
Who live lives that don't imitate art
Eliminate Marx
Small fish in the sea trying to imitate sharks
We all bite, no bark
Actions speak louder in a forum that′s crowded
Decorum, I doubt it
The youngins are about it
They choose to be included, involved and into it
Judgment unclouded
Old folks confuse it like slow poke music
Meant for recreation, they take and abuse it
Falling through the cracks, it's hard to get ′em back
Once they gone, they already think they grown
Love 'em and let 'em roam, hope they come back on they own
We leave the door unlocked, yo
One monkey don′t stop no improvement movement
This is get up gospel
We shut up and do it with a right to be hostile
Yeah, this is get up gospel
We shut up and do it with a right to be hostile

Nah, the kids aren′t ok
And the troubles of the world don't just go away
We take matters in our own hands today
Man, this is not a game we don′t play
We don't play (don′t play), we don't play (don′t play)
We don't play (don't play), we don′t play (don′t play)
Uh uh, no way

No money, no power
So hungry it's sour
We tired of talking, we taking what′s ours
Respect, gimme that
Money, gimme that
Jobs, gimme that
Healthcare, gimme that
Freedom, gimme that
Yeah, gimme that
Equality, gimme that
Gimme that

So called leaders don't know how to treat us
Any opportunity to hassle and beat us
In our own communities harass us and cheat us
Shit pops cause we ain′t got what y'all got
Plain and simp, dames and pimps
Haves to have-nots
Shackles versus ascots
We are the world′s mascot
The working class make the money and money makes the globe twirl
Boys and girls, this your world
To mold, shape, conceptualize
Recognize lies through fresh eyes
Do it for self
Don't wait on the next guy
Get left high and dry while he fresh, fly, organized
Cause A-Alike, C-Alike
We don't believe the hype
Express it in the streets where you don′t need a mic
In the heat of the night
Word to Chubb, better treat him right
Keep it tight cause you don′t need a fight
We'd rather work a method of concerted effort
Maintain poise, raise our voice so you heard the message
You don′t listen, then peace is disturbed
When we restless, we reckless
Check it

Nah, the kids aren't ok
And the troubles of the world don′t just go away
We take matters in our own hands today
Man, this is not a game we don't play
We don′t play (don't play), we don't play (don′t play)
We don′t play (don't play), we don′t play (don't play)
Uh uh, no way
We don′t play (don't play), we don′t play (don't play)
We don't play (nope)