Get By

<p>[Verse 1: Derek Minor]<br/>They tell us that we savages &#x27;cause where them hard knock classes is<br/>Dudes will leave you in bandages<br/>It&#x27;s only one rule where the cashless live<br/>Survive or reside where them caskets is<br/>Yeah, they roll they problems in swishers and blow &#x27;em in the sky<br/>Born in hell but hoping that they can get high and rise<br/>Tired of steppin&#x27; over crack fiends<br/>Rather deal it to smoke it, he got crack dreams<br/>They broke it so drug dealing is his only hoping<br/>And ain&#x27;t no doctors and lawyers living out where he posted<br/>When he see doctors and lawyers, his yellow liquor pourin&#x27;<br/>On the curb &#x27;cause his homie got his head exploded<br/><br/>[Refrain: Derek Minor]<br/>And as I sit on this stage<br/>And the drummer play these symbols and thangs<br/>Somebody round the corner on a mission trying to get him some change<br/>Hoping he can pay for a change<br/>[Chorus: Derek Minor]<br/>I wish that things was different...<br/>And we was really livin&#x27;...<br/>It must be something missin&#x27;...<br/>&#x27;Cause yesterday I felt that this can&#x27;t be life<br/>Today it seem we only getting by<br/><br/>[Verse 2: Derek Minor]<br/>See I remember when me and Tommy was barreling down the country road<br/>He smoking strong, I&#x27;m coming up with the sickest flows<br/>At least to me they was, I&#x27;m like &quot;you feel that, cause?&quot;<br/>He blew the smoke in my face so I could get a buzz<br/>Fast forward, I&#x27;m rappin&#x27; and tryna get a buzz<br/>Think if you knew who I was that would replace the love<br/>That was gon&#x27; cause I rarely had a daddy home<br/>And when I did it was different &#x27;cause I wasn&#x27;t his own<br/>I bet you wanna be a rock star<br/>Mix the white with the soda and get rock hard<br/>But remember, while you tryna hit your quota<br/>There&#x27;s a kid at home losin&#x27; his parents to buy your new car<br/><br/>[Refrain: Derek Minor]<br/>And as I sit on this stage<br/>And the drummer play these symbols and thangs<br/>Somebody round the corner on a mission trying to get him some change<br/>Hoping he can pay for a change, for real<br/>[Chorus: Derek Minor]<br/>I wish that things was different...<br/>And we was really livin&#x27;...<br/>It must be something missin&#x27;...<br/>&#x27;Cause yesterday I felt that this can&#x27;t be life<br/>Today it seem we only getting by<br/><br/>[Verse 3: Trip Lee]<br/>Yes, sir!<br/>Hey, I remember as a young buck<br/>All I wanted outta life was dumb luck<br/>Enough money that I could fill up a dump truck<br/>And a whip that I could swing like nunchucks<br/>But both of those came second to the females<br/>Staring at they backsides, but I couldn&#x27;t see well<br/>Caught up in a chase, would holler for my sake<br/>I guess knowing I can pull them would help me to feel safe<br/>But them girls wasn&#x27;t safe though<br/>&#x27;Cause I was done when I had what I came for<br/>It made me feel like I was livin&#x27;, it ain&#x27;t so<br/>Wish I could go back and take away the pain, bro<br/><br/>[Refrain: Trip Lee]<br/>Now as I sit on the stage<br/>And &#x27;em drummers play them symbols and thangs<br/>Somebody round the corner on a mission trying to get him some change<br/>Hoping they can pay for a change<br/>[Chorus: Derek Minor]<br/>I wish that things was different...<br/>And we was really livin&#x27;...<br/>It must be something missin&#x27;...<br/>&#x27;Cause yesterday I felt that this can&#x27;t be life<br/>Today it seem we only getting by