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
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 barely getting by
It´s on and on till the brake 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 accounts 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 kinda strange
"No" 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 fucking hustle don´t knock it

I told y´all before I would break the law
To put some food in my baby girl´s belly
Cause the senator man took a bribe in hand
And went and shipped my job to New Delhi

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 barely getting by
It´s on and on till the brake 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)