Jill Scott - Gettin' Up (Intro) lyrics

[Intro: Jill Scott] I don't want to go to work today... [Verse 1] I'm out of the jungle and back on dry land Since wonderman man its clearer on where I stand These surroundings in which I know are miserable Won't complain tho I gotta do what I can If I had wealth be a philantropist with grants But it seems that labels won't pay slick lyrical But either way I'm gonna provide the materials Do this for moms man get her a mansion in prague Pops lifetime ravens pa**es get my sister a ride Nothing cheap neither see my family is a priority Then give what's due the majority and minorities Schedule them for the paperwork and appointments promptly I'm gettin' up leavin' my tag like Marc Ecko Blowin' diesel roun' bad chicks attitude so petrol On the down low at the underground type shows I spit four seasons so what the f** I need five for [Hook x4] I gotta, got to gotta gotta gotta Got to get up, got to get up [Verse 2] Use your sonar if I'm not on your dance floor Gettin' up the rest lie with the coroners New set of chicks, no fakeness thats morgue b**h Baltimore on the man map peep the location Ride while the town hot but the a/c cryostasis Use to ride the metro but now I push a civic Listen little by little my goals eliminating Pray every night to god to strengthen me from satan While you f**ing waiting Don't you know this what you waiting for The wonderman n***a I been raw You been amateur, n***a I been on Point since '08 since me and Dlow establish residence in this state You n***as don't know cause I'm reppin' the 410 this my area code So I roll, talk that sh** trying to get up (Ahh) Help anybody that's trying to get up So if you down I'm trying to help ya Motherf**ers is mad my flow still heltah skelter These ain't the beatles but you get crush like one Motherf**ers mad I strike no lightning but it's exciting Motherf**ers mad I roll the phillie titan f** that you know the dutch got me hype and.... [Hook/Interude] Welcome to Things Get Better My life, hip-hop, everything... What you been through, we been through too Real sh** b**h... If you don't know then now you know It's Collins from the 410 Baltimore city n***a where I was born Motherf**ers they can't handle though While I'm recording through Audacity n***as talking to me like they got the audacity