Father, father, speaking out Wants to tell you what it's all about But you don't listen, you don't care No one tells you what to do around here Got your girl, and it's all good You're so tired of being misunderstood You'd love to get him off your back You just want him to cut you some slack You said, "He don't know where I'm at", yeah Get what you give, don't you know, don't you know You get what you give That's right, that's right That's how it is, don't you know, don't you know You get what you give Lost the key that locks your room And momma's gonna be home soon Guess this means you've got to lie You ain't got no other alibi Get what you give, don't you know, don't you know You get what you give, yeah That's how it is, don't you know, don't you know You get what you give, get what you give (What you give is what you get) Tell your daddy you'll be fine Not to worry, you'll get by Grow your hair and change your name Pack your bags and runaway Get what you give, don't you know, don't you know You get what you give That's how it is, don't you know, don't you know You get what you give Get what you give, don't you know, don't you know You get what you give That's how it is, don't you know, don't you know You get what you give